Calamus wailong S.J.Pei & S.Y.Chen

• Region

  Asia

• Country

  Vietnam

• State/Province

  Ninh Binh

• County/Municipio

  Nho Quan (Distr.)

• Locality

  Cuc Phuong National Park. Slope northeast of Bong

• Elevation

  Alt. 400 - 480 m. (1312 - 1575 ft.)

• Coordinates

  20.3561, 105.597

• Distribution

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University of Illinois at Chicago
PLANTS OF VIETNAM
ARECACEAE
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Field Char. Large and extensive rattan, to 20 m above ground,
stem thick; inflorescences grass-green, to 3 m long,
pendulous and widespreading. All parts of the plant
are covered with sharp spines. Leaves from base to tip
of'tail' 3-4 m long. Common.
Locality: Vietnam, Ninh Binh Province, Nho Quan District.
Habitat: Cue Phuong National Park. Slope northeast of Bong.
Tall primary forest on a slope with thick soil cover and occasional
exposed limestone rock. 400-480 m altitude.
Site No: CP22	105°35.80'N 20°21.22'E 440m
Collector: D. D. Soejarto, N.M. Cuong & N.T. Hiep 10620
19 March 1999
Collected under the sponsorship of: ICBG Project, University of Illinois at
Chicago, Field Museum of Natural History, Cue Phuong National Park, and
National Center for Science and Technology, Hanoi, Vietnam.
This is a voucher specimen for pharmaceutical screening.
Sample Accession No.: —
Please notify the Field Museum Herbarium of any new determination of this
collection, specifying that it is a University of Illinois at Chicago voucher.
02390711