Arecaceae
Calamus

Calamus longisetus Griff.

First published in Calcutta J. Nat. Hist. 5: 36 (1844)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Assam to Peninsula Malaysia. It is a liana and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Andaman Is., Assam, Bangladesh, Malaya, Myanmar, Nicobar Is., 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.
  • Devi, S.P. & Singh, P.K. (2007). Rattan of Manipur: tree new records for the state. Journal of Economic and Taxonomic Botany 31: 460-463.
  • 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.
  • Pandey, R.P. & Dilwakar, P.G. (2008). An integrated check-list flora of Andaman and Nicobar islands, India. Journal of Economic and Taxonomic Botany 32: 403-500.

Palmweb - Palms of the World Online

  • T. Evans & K. Sengdala & B. Thammavong & O.V. Viengkham & J. Dransfield, A Synopsis of the Rattans (Arecaceae: Calamoideae) of Laos and Neighbouring Parts of Indochina. 2002

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Devi, S.P. & Singh, P.K. (2007). Rattan of Manipur: tree new records for the state. Journal of Economic and Taxonomic Botany 31: 460-463.
  • Henderson, A. (2009). Palms of Southern Asia: 1-197. Princeton university press, Princeton and Oxford.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Feb 3, 1975 Kerr, A.F.G. [11562A] Thailand K000525665 Yes
Feb 3, 1975 Kerr, A.F.G. [6080] Thailand K000525667 Yes
Jan 29, 1975 Kerr, A.F.G. [11562] Thailand K000525666 Yes
Barfod, A.; et al. [45196] Thailand K000525671 Yes
Dr King's collector [s.n.E39] India K000522007 Yes
Larsen, K.; Bogh, A.; et.al. [42724] Thailand K000525668 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] BU K000521999 Type Yes
Bedford, C [H31-20] K000522440 Yes
Prain, D. [s.n.E38] India K000522009 Yes
New Collector [M1908] India K000707538 Yes
Barfod, A.; Ueachirakan, W. [41227] Thailand K000525669 Yes
Bedford, C [H31-20] K000522451 Yes
Kurz, S. [s.n.] India K000521996 Type Yes
Pedersen, A.B. [45180] Thailand K000785689 Yes
Parker, R.N. [2453] Burma K000522002 Yes
unknown [s.n.E46] Unknown K000522006 Yes
Kurz, S. [3321] BU K000521997 Holotype Yes
Larsen, K.; Bogh, A.; et.al. [42738] Thailand K000525664 Yes
unknown [s.n.E45] Burma K000522005 Yes
Griffith [s.n.] BU K000522000 Isotype Yes
McClelland [s.n.E42] K000522010 Yes
Vongkaluang, I. [260] Thailand K000785690 Yes
McClelland [s.n.E41] Burma K000522011 Yes
Griffith [6392] India K000522001 Type Yes
Dr Prain's collector [s.n.E40] India K000522008 Yes
Dransfield, J.; Charal Bhoonab [J.D.5432] Thailand K000525663 Yes
Bogh Pedersen, A. [45179] Thailand K000525670 Yes
Kurz, S. [3325] BU K000522004 Unknown Type Material Yes
Kurz, S. [3325] BU K000521998 Type Yes
Kurz, S. [3325] BU K000522003 Unknown Type Material 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