Korthalsia bejaudii

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Korthalsia bejaudii
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Arecales
Family: Arecaceae
Genus: Korthalsia
Species:
K. bejaudii
Binomial name
Korthalsia bejaudii
Gagnep., Fl. Indo-Chine [P.H. Lecomte et al.] 6: 1000, gallice; et in Humbert, Not. Syst. vi. 152 (1937), latine (1937). [1]

A liana in the Arecaceae, or palm, family, Korthalsia bejaudii is an endemic growing in the forests of Cambodia, noted from Kampong Cham Province. [2] [3] [1] The species is distinguished by shortened, truncate ocrea that do not disintegrate and possessing flattened spines, crowded near the tip, and leaves that are the same colour either side. [3]

Luxury canes and baskets were manufactured from the stalks, its names in Cambodia include phdau prèah and prèah phdau (phdau='rattan', prèah='sacred', Khmer).

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References

  1. 1 2 "Korthalsia bejaudii Gagnep". International Plant Name Index. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew/Science. Retrieved 7 April 2020.
  2. Pauline Dy Phon (2000). Plants Utilised In Cambodia/Plantes utilisées au Cambodge. Phnom Penh: Imprimerie Olympic. p. 388.
  3. 1 2 John Dransfield (1981). "A synopsis of the genus Korthalsia (Palmae: Lepidocaryoidae)". Kew Bulletin. 36 (1): 163–194. doi:10.2307/4119016. JSTOR   4119016.