Plectocomia pierreana

Botanical Description

Plectocomia pierreana is a spiny, evergreen, climbing palm usually producing a cluster of stems (though sometimes solitary) that climb high into the surrounding trees. The stems are generally unbranched, though they sometimes form branches higher up; they can be 35 metres or more long and 5 - 100mm in diameter, with internodes 11 - 24cm long[ 266 Title Flora of China Publication Author Website http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/china/ Publisher Missouri Botanical Garden Press; St. Louis. Year 1994 ISBN Description An excellent, comprehensive resource in 25 volumes. In addition to the botanical information the flora also gives basic information on habitat and some uses. An on-line version is also available. , 1019 Title A Field Guide of the Rattans of Cambodia Publication Author Khou Eang Hourt Publisher World Wildlife Fund Year 2008 ISBN Description A draft publication giving an excellent concise guide to the various rattan species growing in Cambodia. , 1968 Title Palms of Southern Asia Publication Author Henderson A. Publisher Princeton University Press, New York Year 2009 ISBN 978-0-691-13449-9 Description An excellent concise guide ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a food and a source of lower quality materials for basket making etc.