Calamus latifolius Roxb.

First published in Hort. Bengal.: 73 (1814), nom. cons.
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is E. Nepal to Indo-China and Peninsula Malaysia. It is a liana and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Andaman Is., Assam, Bangladesh, Cambodia, East Himalaya, Laos, Malaya, Myanmar, Nepal, Nicobar Is., Thailand, Vietnam

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

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.
  • 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

  • Peters, C.M. & Henderson, A. (2014). Systematics, ecology and management of Rattans in Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam: 1-222. Agricultural Printing House.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Feb 1, 1999 Oulathong [212], Laos Calamus palustris K000114552 No
Khamphone [403], Laos Calamus palustris K000114559 No
Khamphone [350], Laos Calamus palustris K000114571 No
Henderson, A. [3168], Myanmar Calamus palustris K000208550 No
Henderson, A. [3128], Myanmar Calamus palustris K000208558 No
Henderson, A. [3446], Vietnam Calamus palustris K000526506 No
Baker, W.J. [1005] Calamus palustris K000114525 No
Khamphone [353], Laos Calamus palustris K000114570 No
Khamphone [318], Laos Calamus palustris K000114576 No
Henderson, A. [3249], Vietnam Calamus palustris K000526535 No
Kerr, A.F.G. [1618B], Thailand Calamus kerrianus K000208119 holotype Yes
Kerr, A.F.G. [1618B], Thailand Calamus kerrianus K000208120 holotype Yes

Sources

  • 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 2023. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2022 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 2023. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2022 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