Arecaceae
Calamus

Calamus helferianus Kurz

First published in J. Asiat. Soc. Bengal, Pt. 2, Nat. Hist. 43: 213 (1874)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is S. Myanmar to Peninsula Malaysia. It is a liana and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Malaya, Myanmar, Thailand

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.

An alternative taxonomy had been proposed by the following authorities:

  • Henderson, A. (2009). Palms of Southern Asia: 1-197. Princeton university press, Princeton and Oxford. [Cited as Calamus oxleyanus var. oxleyanus.]

Palmweb - Palms of the World Online

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

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Wight [2761] India K000462087 Yes
Gamble [s.n.] K000462091 Yes
Helfer [6393] Burma K000462313 Yes
Gamble [s.n.] K000462090 Yes
Unknown [s.n.] India K000707714 Yes
Helfer [6389] India K000462085 Unknown Type Material Yes
Helfer [6389] India K000462086 Unknown Type Material Yes
Parker, R.N. [2316] Burma K000462312 Yes
Wight [2761] India K000462088 Yes
Dransfield, J.; Bhoonab, C. [JD5431] Thailand Calamus oxleyanus var. montanus K000785915 No
Dransfield, J.; Bhoonab, C. [JD5429] Thailand Calamus oxleyanus var. montanus K000785910 No
Jan 9, 1983 Ave, W. [297] Malaysia Calamus viridispinus K000785451 Yes
Jul 2, 1979 Burkill, I.H.; Haniff [12901] Malaysia Calamus viridispinus K000785444 Yes
Jul 2, 1979 Haniff, Md.; Nur, Md. [SFN7955] Malaysia Calamus viridispinus K000785446 Yes
Jul 2, 1979 Flenley, J.R. [25] Malaysia Calamus viridispinus K000785447 Yes
Jul 2, 1979 Anonymous [8102] Malaysia Calamus viridispinus K000785445 Yes
Jul 2, 1979 Dr King's collector [4127] Malaysia Calamus viridispinus K000785443 Yes
Sep 6, 1978 Kerr, A.F.G. [12041] Thailand Calamus viridispinus K000804800 Yes
Sep 3, 1978 Stone, B.C. [12384] Malaysia Calamus viridispinus K000785456 Yes
May 4, 1978 Dransfield, J.; Manokaran, N. [JD4605] Malaysia Calamus viridispinus K000785454 Yes
May 4, 1978 Dransfield, J.; Manokaran, N. [JD4604] Malaysia Calamus viridispinus K000785455 Yes
Apr 7, 1978 Dransfield, J. [JD4969] Malaysia Calamus viridispinus K000785448 Yes
Dransfield, J. [JD5393] Malaysia Calamus viridispinus K000785438 Yes
Dransfield, J. [JD5243] Malaysia Calamus viridispinus K000785457 Yes
Niyomdham; Kubat, R.; Aajchomphoo, W. [1433] Thailand Calamus viridispinus K000804801 Yes
Wray, L. [3923] Malaysia Calamus viridispinus K000207764 Holotype Yes
Dransfield, J. [JD5394] Malaysia Calamus viridispinus K000785450 Yes
Burkill, I.H.; Holttum, R.E. [5683] Malaysia Calamus viridispinus K000207765 Type Yes
Dransfield, J. [JD5234] Malaysia Calamus viridispinus K000785452 Yes
Stone, B.C. [14151] Malaysia Calamus viridispinus K000785453 Yes
Niyomdham [2325] Thailand Calamus viridispinus K000804802 Yes
Dransfield, J. [JD5231] Malaysia Calamus viridispinus K000785449 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