Arecaceae
Calamus

Calamus arborescens Griff.

First published in Calcutta J. Nat. Hist. 5: 33 (1844)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Darjiling to W. Thailand. It is a shrub or tree and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Bangladesh, East Himalaya, Myanmar, Thailand

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • (2021). http://dx.doi.org/10.22244/rheedea.2021.31.02.08. epublication.
  • Barfod, A.S. & Dransfield, J. (2013). Flora of Thailand 11(3): 323-498. The Forest Herbarium, National Park, Wildlife and Plant Conservation Department, Bangkok.
  • 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.
  • Pooma, R. (ed.) (2005). A preliminary check-list of threatened plants in Thailand: 1-193. National Park, Wildlife and Plant Conservation Department, Bangkok.

Palmweb - Palms of the World Online

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

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • (2021). http://dx.doi.org/10.22244/rheedea.2021.31.02.08. epublication.
  • Barfod, A.S. & Dransfield, J. (2013). Flora of Thailand 11(3): 323-498. The Forest Herbarium, National Park, Wildlife and Plant Conservation Department, Bangkok.
  • Pasha, M.K. & Uddin, S.B. (2013). Dictionary of plant names of Bangladesh, Vasc. Pl.: 1-434. Janokalyan Prokashani, Chittagong, Bangladesh.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Oct 22, 1997 Vogt, G.B. [BU71] Burma K000521815 Yes
Griffith [s.n.E32] K000521807 Yes
Lace, J.H. [5242] Burma K000522412 Yes
Griffith [6400] India K000521814 Yes
Griffith [s.n.E32] K000521808 Yes
Kurz, S. [3327] Burma K000521812 Yes
Furtado, C.X. [SFN30804] Indonesia K000462239 Yes
Jenkins, J.D. [s.n.E34] India K000521809 Yes
unknown [s.n.E33] Unknown K000521811 Yes
Kerr, A.F.G. [10297] Thailand K000785465 No
Griffith [6378] India K000521805 Unknown Type Material Yes
Griffith [6378] India K000521806 Type Yes
Griffith [6378] India K000521804 Type Yes
Anonymous [15358] Thailand K000785466 No
Griffith [6400] India K000521813 Yes
Jenkins, J.D. [s.n.E34] India K000521810 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

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

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • 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 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

  • Palmweb - Palms of the World Online

    • Palmweb 2011. Palmweb: Palms of the World Online. Published on the internet http://www.palmweb.org. Accessed on 21/04/2013
    • Content licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0