Korthalsia bejaudii | |
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Scientific classification
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Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Clade: | Commelinids |
Order: | Arecales |
Family: | Arecaceae |
Genus: | Korthalsia |
Species: | K. bejaudii
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Binomial name | |
Korthalsia bejaudii |
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).