''Plectocomia elongata'' is a species of plant in the family

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Varieties

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'' includes: # ''P. elongata var. elongata''; synonyms: ## ''Calamus maximus'' Reinw. ex Schult.f. ## ''Plectocomia crinita'' L.Gentil ex Chitt. ## ''P. elongata var. bangkana'' Becc. ## ''P. griffithii'' Becc. ## ''P. hystrix'' Schaedtler (tentative) ## ''P. icthyospinus'' T.Moore & Mast. ## ''P. khasyana'' Griff. ## ''P. maxima'' Kuntze ## ''P. sumatrana'' Miq. # ''P. elongata var. philippinensis''

References

{{taxonbar, from=Q15469775 elongata Flora of Assam (region) Flora of Indo-China Flora of Malesia Plants described in 1830