Arecaceae
Calamus

Calamus macrochlamys Becc.

First published in Ann. Roy. Bot. Gard. (Calcutta) 11(1): 259 (1908)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is New Guinea. It is a liana and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

New Guinea

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Baker, W.J., Barfod, A.S., Cámara-Leret, R., Dowe, J.L., Heatubun, C.D., Petoe, P., Turner, J.H., Zona, S. & Dransfield, J. (2024). Palms of New Guinea: 1-726. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, Richmond.
  • 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.

Palmweb - Palms of the World Online

  • J. Dransfield & W.J. Baker, An Account of the Papuasian Species of Calamus (Arecaceae) with Paired Fruit. 2003

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Baker, W.J., Barfod, A.S., Cámara-Leret, R., Dowe, J.L., Heatubun, C.D., Petoe, P., Turner, J.H., Zona, S. & Dransfield, J. (2024). Palms of New Guinea: 1-726. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, Richmond.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Feb 18, 2002 Zieck, J.F.U.; Kumul [NGF36534] K000030409 Yes
Feb 18, 2002 Baker, W.J.; Dransfield, J.; Heatubun, C.; Joko Witono; Pratito Puradyatmika [817] Indonesia K000030417 Yes
Feb 18, 2002 Dransfield, J.; Baker, W.J.; Coode, M.; Heatubun, C.; Witono, J.; Ransuddin [JD7668] Indonesia K000030405 Yes
Feb 18, 2002 Maturbongs, R.A. [114] Indonesia K000030413 Yes
Feb 18, 2002 Maturbongs, R.A. [48] Indonesia K000030415 Yes
Feb 18, 2002 Maturbongs, R.A. [283] Indonesia K000030402 Yes
Feb 18, 2002 Zieck, J.F.U. [NGF36513] K000030416 Yes
Feb 18, 2002 Baker, W.J.; Utteridge, T.M.A.; Kuduk, M. [WJB595] K000030408 Yes
Feb 18, 2002 Maturbongs, R.A. [219] Indonesia K000030412 Yes
Feb 18, 2002 Mogea, J.P. [6306] Indonesia K000112691 Yes
Feb 18, 2002 Maturbongs, R.A. [34] Indonesia K000030407 Yes
Feb 18, 2002 Baker, W.J.; Kage [654] K000030411 Yes
Feb 18, 2002 Poudyal; Kabaru; Niangu [81] K000030406 Yes
Feb 18, 2002 Zieck, J.F.U. [NGF36186] K000030401 Yes
Feb 18, 2002 Baker, W.J.; Dransfield, J.; Heatubun, C.; Joko Witono; Pratito Puradyatmika [818] Indonesia K000030414 Yes
Feb 18, 2002 Baker, W.J.; Banka, R.; King, K.; Olo Gebia; Ziggy Boru [1124] K000114161 Yes
Feb 18, 2002 Maturbongs, R.A. [43] Indonesia K000030400 Yes
Feb 18, 2002 Dransfield, J.; Zona, S.; Maturbongs, R.; Dransfield, S.; Kiem, A.; Jitmau, M. [JD7599] Indonesia K000030410 Yes
Feb 18, 2002 Baker, W.J.; Kuduk; Katik [677] K000030403 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

  • Palms of New Guinea

    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/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