Arecaceae
Calamus

Calamus exilis Griff.

First published in Palms Brit. E. Ind.: 51 (1850)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Peninsula Thailand to W. Malesia. It is a liana and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Borneo, Malaya, Sumatera, 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.

Palmweb - Palms of the World Online

  • J. Dransfield, A Manual of the rattans of the Malay Peninsula. Malayan Forest Recirds 29.. 1979

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Sep 1, 1983 Ave, W. [76] Malaysia K000784503 No
Feb 9, 1983 Ave, W. [259] Malaysia K000784504 No
Dec 3, 1934 Nur, Md. [8343] Malaysia K000784493 No
Dransfield, J. [JD5392] Malaysia K000784501 No
Corner, E.J.H. [29999] Malaysia K000784506 No
Ridley, H.N. [12201] Malaysia K000784498 No
Griffith [s.n.] Malaysia K000207750 Type Yes
Dransfield, J.; Manokaran, N. [JD4510] Malaysia K000784502 No
Dr King's collector [6245] Malaysia K000784488 No
Dr King's collector [8457] Malaysia K000784490 No
Dr King's collector [8457] Malaysia K000784489 No
Wyatt-Smith, J. [78560] Malaysia K000784499 No
Burkill, I.H.; Haniff, Md. [12771] Malaysia K000784497 No
Burkill, I.H.; Haniff, Md. [12771] Malaysia K000784496 No
Dr King's collector [7300] Malaysia K000784492 No
Dr King's collector [7300] Malaysia K000784491 No
Dransfield, J. [JD5163] Malaysia K000784505 No
Gianno, R. [E68] Malaysia K000784500 No
Dr King's collector [10259] Malaysia K000784494 No
Dr King's collector [10259] Malaysia K000784495 No
Dr King's collector [2734] Malaysia K000784486 No
Dr King's collector [2734] Malaysia K000784487 No
Aug 2, 2001 Yii, P.C. [S.67564] Malaysia Calamus hispidulus K000114273 No
Mar 9, 2000 Osman [BRUN16468] Brunei Calamus hispidulus K000112567 No
Mar 9, 2000 Julaihi [79183] Malaysia Calamus hispidulus K000112583 No
Jun 25, 1999 Jinuan, J. [4] Malaysia Calamus hispidulus K000113392 No
Apr 22, 1994 Wiriadinata [3469] Indonesia Calamus hispidulus K000113382 No
Mar 21, 1991 Wong, K.M.; Dransfield, J. [507] Brunei Calamus hispidulus K000113390 No
Mar 21, 1991 Wong, K.M. [1737] Brunei Calamus hispidulus K000113380 No
Sep 7, 1990 Dransfield, J.; et al. [JD5609] Malaysia Calamus hispidulus K000113385 No
Sep 7, 1990 Wong, K.M. [341] Brunei Calamus hispidulus K000113388 No
Coode, M.; Kirkup, D.W.; et al. [7059] Brunei Calamus hispidulus K000113389 No
Van Valkenburg [1133] Indonesia Calamus hispidulus K000113381 No
Dransfield, J.; Dransfield, S.; Prance, G.T.; Joffre; Jang Ibrahim; Han; Niga [7124] Brunei Calamus hispidulus K000113387 No
Osman [BRUN16903] Brunei Calamus hispidulus K000112568 No
Kuhnhäuser, B.; Mity Balton [80] Malaysia Calamus hispidulus K001287383 No
Ariffin [BRUN15744] Brunei Calamus hispidulus K000112565 No
Coode, M.; Kirkup, D.W.; et al. [7028] Brunei Calamus hispidulus K000113386 No
Dransfield, J. [JD5269] Malaysia Calamus hispidulus K000113384 No
Dransfield, J.; Wong Khoon Meng; Dransfield, S.; Boyce, P.C. [6599] Brunei Calamus hispidulus K000113391 No
Moore, H.E.; Anderson [9098] Malaysia Calamus hispidulus K000113383 No
Ridley, H.N. [12199] Malaysia Calamus pulaiensis K000208112 Type Yes
Ridley, H.N. [12199] Malaysia Calamus pulaiensis K000208111 Type Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

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

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.
    • 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 2025. 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 2025. 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