Arecaceae
Calamus

Calamus rotang L.

First published in Sp. Pl.: 325 (1753)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is SE. India, Sri Lanka. It is a shrub or liana and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

India, Sri Lanka

Introduced into:

Trinidad-Tobago

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Baksh-Comeau, Y., Maharaj, S.S., Adams, C.D., Harris, S.A., Filer, D.L. & Hawthorne, W.D. (2016). An annotated checklist of the vascular plants of Trinidad and Tobago with analysis of vegetation types and botanical 'hotspots'. Phytotaxa 250: 1-431.
  • Govaerts, R. & Dransfield, J. (2005). World Checklist of Palms: 1-223. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Govaerts, R. (1999). World Checklist of Seed Plants 3(1, 2a & 2b): 1-1532. MIM, Deurne.
  • Henderson, A. (2009). Palms of Southern Asia: 1-197. Princeton university press, Princeton and Oxford.
  • Pasha, M.K. & Uddin, S.B. (2013). Dictionary of plant names of Bangladesh, Vasc. Pl.: 1-434. Janokalyan Prokashani, Chittagong, Bangladesh.

Palmweb - Palms of the World Online

  • S.K. Basu, Rattans (canes) in India. A Monographic Revision. 1992

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Baksh-Comeau, Y., Maharaj, S.S., Adams, C.D., Harris, S.A., Filer, D.L. & Hawthorne, W.D. (2016). An annotated checklist of the vascular plants of Trinidad and Tobago with analysis of vegetation types and botanical 'hotspots'. Phytotaxa 250: 1-431.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Apr 9, 2012 Seethalakshmi [S3443C] India K000707627 Yes
Sep 3, 1978 Kostermans [AK24837A] Sri Lanka K000707630 Yes
SMK, KV [TBGT49] India K000707629 Yes
Gamble [G16326] India K000707616 Yes
Gamble [G12821] India K000707612 Yes
Gamble [G10930] India K000707613 Yes
Unknown [s.n.] India K000707614 Yes
Thamikaimuri, G. [GT1158] India K000707632 Yes
Beddome, R.H. [MBs.n.] India K000707615 Yes
Fischer, C.E.C. [CF3447] India K000707617 Yes
Unknown [1144] India K000707619 Yes
Unknown [CP3388] India K000707621 Yes
Unknown [CP3388] India K000707623 Yes
Unknown [CP3388] India K000707620 Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 8604] K001125948 Unknown Type Material Yes
Unknown [s.n.] India K000707618 Yes
Unknown [CP2335] India K000707622 Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 8604] K001125947 Unknown Type Material Yes
de Zoysa, Neela [NZ52] Sri Lanka K000707633 Yes
SMK, KV [TBGJ51] India K000707628 Yes
Unknown [2454] India K000707610 Yes
Wight [Ws.n.] India K000707611 Yes
Matthew, K.M. [KM1844] India K000707631 Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 8604] India K001125949 Unknown Type Material Yes

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    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
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  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

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    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

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    • Copyright applied to individual images

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    • Palmweb 2011. Palmweb: Palms of the World Online. Published on the internet http://www.palmweb.org. Accessed on 21/04/2013
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