Arecaceae
Calamus

Calamus wightii Griff.

First published in Palms Brit. E. Ind.: t. 216C (1850)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is SW. India. It is a liana and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

India

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • 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.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Gamble [14242] India K000527071 Yes
Gamble [14242] India K000527070 Yes
Gamble [20693] India K000527067 Yes
Gamble [20693] India K000527064 Yes
Gamble [14345] India K000527065 Yes
Gamble [11585] India K000527072 Yes
Beddome, R.H. [s.n.] India K000527069 Yes
Gamble [s.n.] India K000527066 Yes
Gamble [14315] India K000527073 Yes
Gamble [18118] India K000527074 Yes
Ridley [14455] India K000527068 Yes
Sep 24, 1928 Wight R. [2760] Indian Subcontinent Calamus huegelianus K000698000 Type 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