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Calamus bousigonii, is a liana, a climbing plant, and part of the Arecaceae, or palm, family. It is a member of the subfamily Calamoideae, whose members are usually called rattans in English,
The species grows in Thailand, Cambodia and southern Vietnam, and possibly northern peninsular Malaysia. The subspecies bousigonii is recorded the same, however Dransfield regards the population in peninsular Thailand (and presumably that in Malaysia) as the smitinandii subspecies. The conservation status of the species is unknown, however the population in peninsular Thailand is probably not threatened.
Basket making is carried on using the long cane from this palm in Cambodia.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Calamus bousigonii by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
