Plectocomia elongata

Botanical Description

Plectocomia elongata is a very large, spiny, evergreen climbing palm producing unbranched stems that can be up to 50 metres long[ 334 Title Flora of Peninsula Malaysia Publication Author Website http://www.tfbc.frim.gov.my Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description In the process of being assembled (15/07/09), it is currently a series of check sheets giving species name, brief description, habitat and high quality photos of the plants. ]. The stems, which can be 40 - 150mm in diameter with internodes 30cm long, clamber into the canopy of the forest. The plant sometimes produces just one solitary stem, though it can also produce a cluster of stems[334 1018, 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 stems are gathered from the wild and used locally in basketry. They are sometimes traded locally[ 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. ]..