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]

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

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

References

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  1. ^ a b "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. ^ a b John Dransfield (1981). "A synopsis of the genus Korthalsia (Palmae: Lepidocaryoidae)". Kew Bulletin. 36 (1): 163–194. doi:10.2307/4119016. JSTOR 4119016.