Arecaceae
Calamus

Calamus erectus Roxb.

First published in Fl. Ind., ed. 1832. 3: 774 (1832)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Nepal to China (Yunnan) and N. Indo-China. It is a shrub or tree and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Assam, Bangladesh, China South-Central, East Himalaya, Laos, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • 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.
  • Peters, C.M. & Henderson, A. (2014). Systematics, ecology and management of Rattans in Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam: 1-222. Agricultural Printing House.
  • Wu, Z. & Raven, P.H. (eds.) (2010). Flora of China 23: 1-515. Missouri Botanical Garden Press, St. Louis.

Palmweb - Palms of the World Online

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

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Wu, Z. & Raven, P.H. (eds.) (2010). Flora of China 23: 1-515. Missouri Botanical Garden Press, St. Louis.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Mar 2, 2006 Barfod, A.; Piyakaset Suksathan; Anker, K. [703] Thailand K000526371 Yes
Jan 1, 2000 Kerr, A.F.G. [4947] Thailand K000525652 Yes
Jan 1, 2000 Kerr, A.F.G. [10358] Thailand K000525654 Yes
Jan 1, 2000 Kerr, A.F.G. [2433A] Thailand K000525655 Yes
Jan 1, 2000 Vongkaluang, I. [170] Thailand K000525653 Yes
Jan 1, 2000 Kerr, A.F.G. [2433] Thailand K000525656 Yes
Jul 4, 1997 Gibbons, M.; Spanner, T. [s.n.E31] India K000521839 Yes
Feb 1, 1992 Hooker [s.n.E23] India K000521835 Yes
Feb 1, 1992 Hooker [s.n.E22] India K000521831 Yes
Feb 1, 1992 Gamble [2972A] India K000521817 Yes
Feb 1, 1992 Gamble [676] Unknown K000521833 Yes
Feb 1, 1992 Thompson [s.n.E25] India K000521834 Yes
Feb 1, 1992 unknown [s.n.E21] India K000521836 Yes
Feb 1, 1992 Gamble [2972A] India K000521818 Yes
Feb 1, 1992 Gamble [676] Unknown K000521832 Yes
Feb 7, 1983 Grierson; Long [3413] Bhutan K000521837 Yes
Feb 7, 1983 Grierson; Long [3657] Bhutan K000521838 Yes
Anonymous; probably Sounthone [UN113] Laos K000785619 Yes
Parry, N.E. [828] India K000521821 Yes
Hooker and Thompson [s.n.E17] Bangladesh K000521824 Yes
Illegible [s.n.] India K000527009 Yes
Hooker [308?] India K000522413 Yes
Evans, T.; Oulathong [TDE69] Laos K000785589 Yes
Griffith [6385] India K000521827 Yes
Anonymous [UN114] Laos K000785620 Yes
Illegible [s.n.] India K000527008 Yes
Thompson [s.n.E19] India K000521830 Yes
Thompson [s.n.E19] India K000521829 Yes
Gamble [7393] India K000527011 Yes
Anderson [s.n.E20] China K000521816 Yes
Chen San-yang [18942b] China K000521753 Yes
Hooker and Thompson [s.n.E17] Bangladesh K000521825 Yes
Watt, G. [5122] India K000522414 Yes
Parry, N.E. [828] India K000521823 Yes
Henderson, A.; Peters, C.; U Saw Lwin; U Myint Maung; U Tin Maung Ohn; U Tun Shaung; U Kyaw Lwin [3137] Burma K000208566 Yes
Parry, N.E. [828] India K000521822 Yes
Henderson, A.; Peters, C.; U Saw Lwin; U Myint Maung; U Tin Maung Ohn; U Tun Shaung; U Kyaw Lwin [3160] Burma K000208546 Yes
Thompson [s.n.] India K000527010 Yes
Baker, W.J. [814] India K000114532 Yes
Watt, G. [5135] India K000522415 No
Griffith [s.n.E47] Unknown K000521819 Yes
Hooker and Thompson [s.n.E15] India K000521826 Yes
Chen San-yang [18942a] China K000521752 Yes
Hooker and Thompson [s.n.E16] India K000521828 Yes
Griffith [s.n.E47] Unknown K000521820 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