Arecaceae
Calamus

Calamus castaneus Griff.

First published in Calcutta J. Nat. Hist. 5: 28 (1844)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Peninsula Thailand to N. Sumatera. It is a shrub or tree and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Malaya, Sumatera, Thailand

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?
Jul 10, 1992 Barfod, A.; Ueachirakan, W. [41645] Thailand K000785606 Yes
Jul 10, 1992 Barfod, A.; Ueacharakan, W. [41101] Thailand K000785605 Yes
Jul 10, 1992 Barfod, A.; Ueachirakan, W. [41550] Thailand K000785600 Yes
Mar 5, 1988 Gianno, R. [E280] Malaysia K000757959 Yes
Jul 7, 1979 Curtis [3454] Malaysia K000757949 Yes
Jul 2, 1979 Kunstler, H. [3040] Malaysia K000757943 Yes
Jun 1, 1975 Sangkachand, B. [174] Thailand K000785596 Yes
Jul 5, 1942 Furtado, C.X. [33010a] Malaysia K000757962 Yes
Jun 5, 1942 Furtado, C.X. [33051] Malaysia K000757961 Yes
Feb 4, 1934 Nur, Md.; Foxworthy [11924] Malaysia K000757950 Yes
Griffith [s.n.] Malaysia K000207712 Type Yes
Kerr, A.F.G. [7676] Thailand K000785603 Yes
Smith, G.; Watana Sumawong [GC113] Thailand K000785585 No
Dr King's collector [3040] Malaysia K000757942 Yes
Whitmore, T.; Chatan; Chanlong [TW3119] Thailand K000785586 No
Kerr, A.F.G. [7676A] Thailand K000785601 Yes
Dransfield, J. [JD5161] Malaysia K000757957 Yes
Gianno, R. [A544] Malaysia K000757960 Yes
Kiah [24258] Thailand K000785599 Yes
Dr King's collector [3040] Malaysia K000757948 Yes
Dr King's collector [3040] Malaysia K000757947 Yes
Larsen, K.; Larsen, S.S.; Renner, S.S.; Niyomdham, W.; Ueachirakan, W.; Sirirugsa, P. [42694] Thailand K000785602 Yes
Chin; Mustafa [3342] Malaysia K000757958 Yes
Kiah [24258] Thailand K000785598 Yes
Kiah [24258] Thailand K000785597 Yes
Griffith [s.n.] Malaysia K000207711 Isotype Yes
Whitmore, T.; Chatan; Chanlong [TW3105] Thailand K000785583 No
Symington, C. F. [56742] Malaysia K000757954 Yes
Larsen, K.; Larsen, S.S.; Renner, S.S.; Niyomdham, C.; Ueachirakan, W.; Sirirugsa, P. [42707] Thailand K000785604 Yes
Henderson, M.R. [29583] Malaysia K000757956 Yes
Dr King's collector [5880] Malaysia K000757937 Yes
Dr King's collector [5880] Malaysia K000757953 Yes
Dr King's collector [5880] Malaysia K000757952 Yes
Dr King's collector [5880] Malaysia K000757951 Yes
Dr King's collector [5880] Malaysia K000757944 Yes
Dr King's collector [5880] Malaysia K000757946 Yes
Dr King's collector [5880] Malaysia K000757945 Yes
Ridley, H.N. [13450] Malaysia K000527454 Yes
Nur, Md. [1307] Malaysia K000527451 Yes
Ridley, H.N. [s.n.] Malaysia K000527452 Yes
Furtado, C.X. [33052] Malaysia K000757955 Yes
Maingay, A.C. [1533] Malaysia K000757938 Yes
Vongkaluang, I. [140] Thailand K000785584 Yes
Unknown [s.n.] Malaysia K000757941 Yes
Ridley, H.N. [s.n.] Malaysia K000527455 Yes
Dransfield, J. [JD5094] Malaysia K000757923 No
Whitmore, T.; Chatan; Chanlong [TW3136] Thailand K000785587 No
Furtado, C.X. [30919] Calamus inopinatus K000687922 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