Plectocomia elongata

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Plectocomia
(plehk-toh-cohm-EE-ah)
elongata (eh-lohn-GAH-tah)
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Fraser's Hill, Pahang, Malaysia. Photo by Dr. John Dransfield, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew/Palmweb.
Scientific Classification
Genus: Plectocomia
(plehk-toh-cohm-EE-ah)
Species:
elongata (eh-lohn-GAH-tah)
Synonyms
Plectocomia griffithii = Plectocomia elongata var. elongata
Native Continent
Asia
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Morphology
Habit: Solitary
Leaf type: Pinnate
Culture
Survivability index
Common names
Giant Rattan Palm, Bubuai, hoe bubuai (Sunda), menjalin warak (Jawa)

Habitat and Distribution

Borneo, Java, Philippines,
Central Catchment, Singapore. Photo by Dr. William J. Baker, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew/Palmweb.
Sumatera, Thailand, and Vietnam.





















Description

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Culture

Cold Hardiness Zone: 10b

Comments and Curiosities

Etymology: Specific epithet from the Latin, literally; elongated.

Uses: The canes are used for making chair legs, frames of tables and beds, strong baskets for use by miners, and also in handicrafts. The canes are 30 - 50 mm in diameter, they have poor durability and flexibility.

A monocarpic species, it can grow for many years without flowering, then flowers prolifically before setting seed and dying.



External Links

References

Phonetic spelling of Latin names by edric.

Special thanks to Geoff Stein, (Palmbob) for his hundreds of photos.

Special thanks to Palmweb.org, Dr. John Dransfield, Dr. Bill Baker & team, for their volumes of information and photos.

Glossary of Palm Terms; Based on the glossary in Dransfield, J., N.W. Uhl, C.B. Asmussen-Lange, W.J. Baker, M.M. Harley & C.E. Lewis. 2008. Genera Palmarum - Evolution and Classification of the Palms. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. All images copyright of the artists and photographers (see images for credits).

J. Dransfield, The Rattans of Brunei Darussalam. 1997


Many Special Thanks to Ed Vaile for his long hours of tireless editing and numerous contributions.

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