Plectocomia

Life-forms

Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Monocots
Cladus: Commelinids
Ordo: Arecales

Familia: Arecaceae
Subfamilia: Calamoideae
Tribus: Calameae
Subtribus: Plectocomiinae
Genus: Plectocomia
Species: P. assamica – P. billitonensis – P. bractealis – P. dransfieldiana – P. elmeri – P. elongata – P. himalayana – P. khasyana – P. longistigma – P. lorzingii – P. macrostachya – P. microstachys – P. mulleri – P. pierreana – P. pygmaea
Name

Plectocomia Mart. & Blume in J.J.Roemer & J.A.Schultes, Syst. Veg. 7(2): 1333 (1830)

Type species: Plectocomia elongata Mart. ex Blume in J.J.Roemer & J.A.Schultes, Syst. Veg. 7: 1333 (1830)

References

Martius, C.F.P. von & Blume, C.L. (1830) Systema Vegetabilium 7(2): 1333. BHL
Govaerts, R. et al. 2015. Plectocomia in World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2015 Oct. 18. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2015. Plectocomia. Published online. Accessed: Oct. 18 2015.
Tropicos.org 2015. Plectocomia. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2015 Oct. 18.

Plectocomia is a genus of flowering plant in the family Arecaceae native to China, the Himalayas, and Southeast Asia.[1] Plants are dioecious, with male and female flowers produced on separate individuals.[2] It contains the following known species:[3][4]

Plectocomia assamica Griff. - Bhutan, Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Yunnan, Myanmar
Plectocomia billitonensis Becc. - Belitung
Plectocomia bractealis Becc. - Assam
Plectocomia dransfieldiana Madulid - Perak
Plectocomia elmeri Becc. - Palawan, Mindanao
Plectocomia elongata Mart. ex Blume - Indochina, Borneo, Java, Sumatra, Philippines
Plectocomia himalayana Griff. - Nepal, Sikkim, Bhutan, Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Yunnan, Laos, Thailand
Plectocomia khasyana Griff. - Assam
Plectocomia longistigma Madulid - Java
Plectocomia lorzingii Madulid - Sumatra
Plectocomia macrostachya Kurz - Myanmar
Plectocomia microstachys Burret - Hainan
Plectocomia mulleri Blume - Borneo, Malaysia
Plectocomia pierreana Becc. - Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, Guangdong, Guangxi, Yunnan
Plectocomia pygmaea Madulid - Kalimantan

P. himalayana stems are cooked and eaten as a vegetable in Bhutan
References

Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
Flora of China, Vol. 23 Page 134, 钩叶藤属 gou ye teng shu, Plectocomia Martius ex Schultes & J. H. Schultes, Syst. Veg. 7: 1333. 1830.
Andrew Henderson (2009). Palms of Southern Asia. Princeton University Press. p. 156. ISBN 978-0-691-13449-9.
Govaerts, R. & Dransfield, J. (2005). World Checklist of Palms: 1-223. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.