''Plectocomia pierreana'' is a species of liana in the

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, or palm tree, family. It is a spiny climber, with either a single stem or a cluster of stems up to 35 m in length, stems are 1 to 9 cm in diameter. Its spines are up to 2 cm long. The palm is native to

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Laos Laos (, ''Lāo'' )), officially the Lao People's Democratic Republic ( Lao: ສາທາລະນະລັດ ປະຊາທິປະໄຕ ປະຊາຊົນລາວ, French: République démocratique populaire lao), is a socialist ...

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and Zhōngguó/China. It occurs in the dense forests and stunted forest of Cambodia, particularly in Kampot and Kampong Chhnang provinces. Growing in

Bokor National Park Preah Monivong Bokor National Park ( km, ឧទ្យានជាតិព្រះមុនីវង្ស បូកគោ, ) is a national park in southern Cambodia's Kampot Province that was established in 1993 and covers . It is designated as ...

, in Kampot, it occurs in the stunted forest community, called ''forêt sempervirente basse de montagne'' by

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, that occurs around 920 m, though the plant possibly occurs up to 1014 m. It has also been reported as very common in

Phnom Kulen National Park The Phnom Kulen National Park ( km, ឧទ្យានជាតិភ្នំគូលែន) is a national park in Cambodia, located in the Phnom Kulen mountain massif in Siem Reap Province. It was established in 1993 and covers . Its official ...

, Siem Reap Province, Cambodia, growing particularly in the Evergreen Forest community. In Vietnam it has been identified in

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and Vĩnh Phúc provinces. Present in

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and

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provinces in China, it is found in lowland to montane rainforests below 1200 m, growing rapidly and abundantly. In Cambodia, the plant is known as ''phdau traèhs'', ''phdau ach moën'' or ''phdao sno'', and the stalk/trunk is used to make ropes and in basketwork. Producing large rattan, between 20 and 40 mm in diameter, out of which furniture, baskets, fish-traps, &c., are made, ''wai teleuk'' (local name in

Lao language Lao, sometimes referred to as Laotian (, 'Lao' or , 'Lao language'), is a Kra–Dai language of the Lao people. It is spoken in Laos, where it is the official language for around 7 million people, as well as in northeast Thailand, where it ...

, ''wai'' means rattan) is commercially exploited in Laos.

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Biota of Cambodia Flora of Cambodia Flora of China Flora of Indo-China Flora of Vietnam pierreana Trees of Cambodia Trees of China Trees of Vietnam {{palm-stub