Plectocomia pierreana

Plectocomia pierreana is a species of liana in the Arecaceae, or palm tree, family. It is a spiny climber, with either a single stem or a cluster of stems up to 35m in length, stems are 1 to 9cm in diameter.[1][2] Its spines are up to 2cm long.

Plectocomia pierreana
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Arecales
Family: Arecaceae
Genus: Plectocomia
Species:
P. pierreana
Binomial name
Plectocomia pierreana
Becc., Webbia; Raccolta de Scritti Botanici. Florence, 3: 236, 1910
Synonyms
  • P. barthiana Hodel
  • P. cambodia Gagnep. ex Lecomte
  • P. kerriana Beccari.

The palm is native to Thailand, Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam and Zhōngguó/China.[3][4][5] It occurs in the dense forests and stunted forest of Cambodia, particularly in Kampot and Kampong Chhnang provinces[1]. Growing in Bokor National Park, in Kampot, it occurs in the stunted forest community, called forêt sempervirente basse de montagne by Pauline Dy Phon, that occurs around 920m, though the plant possibly occurs up to 1014m.[6] It has also been reported as very common in Phnom Kulen National Park, Siem Reap Province, Cambodia, growing particularly in the Evergreen Forest community.[7] In Vietnam it has been identified in Lào Cai, Tuyên Quang and Vĩnh Phúc provinces.[4] Present in Yunnan, Guangxi and Guangdong provinces in China, it is found in lowland to montane rainforests below 1200m, growing rapidly and abundantly.[2][8]

In Cambodia, the plant is known as phdau traèhs, phdau ach moën or phdao sno, and the stalk/trunk is used to make ropes and in basketwork.[1][7] Producing large rattan, between 20-40mm in diameter, out of which furniture, baskets, fish-traps, &c., are made, wai teleuk (local name in Lao language, wai means rattan) is commercially exploited in Laos.[9] Its official name in China is 钩叶藤 gou ye teng.[2] In China there is a view that as a source of rattan, it has inferior physical and mechanical properties.[8]

References
  1. Dy Phon, Pauline (2000). Plants Used In Cambodia/Plantes utilisées au Cambodge. Phnom Penh: Imprimerie Olympic. p. 304.
  2. Pei Shengji (裴盛基); Chen Sanyang (陈三阳); Guo Lixiu (郭丽秀); Henderson, Andrew (1991). "ARECACEAE (PALMAE), 棕榈科 zong lü ke" (PDF). Pei Shengji & Chen Sanyang, eds., Fl. Reipubl. Popularis Sin. 13 (1): 134-5. Retrieved 5 April 2020.
  3. Dransfield, J.; Barfod, A.S.; Pongsattayapipat, R. (2004). "A preliminary checklist to Thai Palms" (PDF). Thai For. Bull. (Bot.). 32: 32–72. Retrieved 5 April 2020.
  4. Tran, Thi Phuong Anh; Nguyen, Khac Khoi. "Plectocomia pierreana Becc. (Arecaceae Schutz-sch.) a new species for the flora of Vietnam [Abstract in English]". Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology, Tap Chi Sinh Hoc, Journal of Biology. Retrieved 5 April 2020.
  5. IPNI. "Plectocomia pierreanna". International Plant Name Index. Retrieved 5 April 2020.
  6. Rundel, Philip W.; Middleton, David J. (2017). "Flora of Bokor Plateau, southeastern Cambodia: a homage to Pauline Dy Phon". Cambodian Journal of Natural History. 1: 17-37.
  7. Hayes, Benjamin, & others. "A Biodiversity Assessment of Phnom Kulen National Park, with Recommendations for Management. 2013" (PDF). The Rufford Foundation. Integrated Solutions Asia Cooperation. Retrieved 5 April 2020.
  8. Zheng Yaxian; Lv Wenhua (2015). "Rattan Cane Modified with Polyethylene Glycol Melamine-Urea-Formaldehyde Resin". BioResources. 10 (3): 4663-73.
  9. Ketphanh, Sounthone (1995). Non-wood forest products in Lao People's Democratic Republic (PDF). Bangkok: Beyond Timber: Social, Economic and Cultural Dimensions of Non-Wood Forest Products in Asia and the Pacific. Proceedings of a Regional Expert Consultation 28 November- 2 December 1994. FAO/RAP, Bangkok. Patrick B. Durst & Ann Bishop ed. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific (RAP). p. 215-26.
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