Plectocomia pierreana

Family: Arecaceae

What it is like

A rattan. The stems grow in clusters. They are 35 m long and 1-9 cm wide. The leaf sheaths are green with a brown coating and yellowish-brown needle like spines 2 cm long. The leafy stalk is 3 m long with 25-40 leaflets on each side. They are rboadly sword shaped and the middle ones are 20-55 cm long by 2-5 cm wide.

Where it is found

It is a tropical plant. In Indochina it grows in evergreen forests between 300-1,000 m altitude. In Yunnan.

Countries/locations it is found in

Asia, Cambodia, China, Indochina, Laos, SE Asia, Thailand, Vietnam

How it is used for food

The shoots are eaten. Caution: It is claimed it can reduce a man's sexual potency!

Edible parts

Shoots, caution

How it is grown

Its other names

Local names

Synonyms

Plectocomia cambodiana Gagnep.; Plectocomia barthana Hodel;