Arecaceae
Calamus

Calamus macropterus Miq.

First published in Verh. Kon. Akad. Wetensch., Afd. Natuurk. 11(5): 19 (1868)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is NE. & Central Sulawesi. It is a liana and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Sulawesi

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Henderson, A. (2020). A revision of Calamus (Arecaceae, Calamoideae, Calameae, Calaminae). Phytotaxa 445: 1-656.

An alternative taxonomy had been proposed by the following authorities:

  • Govaerts, R. & Dransfield, J. (2005). World Checklist of Palms: 1-223. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. [Cited as Daemonorops macroptera.]
  • Govaerts, R. (1999). World Checklist of Seed Plants 3(1, 2a & 2b): 1-1532. MIM, Deurne. [Cited as Daemonorops macroptera.]

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Henderson, A. (2020). A revision of Calamus (Arecaceae, Calamoideae, Calameae, Calaminae). Phytotaxa 445: 1-656.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Siebert, S.F. [30] Indonesia Daemonorops macroptera K000896391 Yes
Vogel [5171] Indonesia Daemonorops macroptera K000897424 Yes
Siebert, S.F. [R5] Indonesia Daemonorops macroptera K000897425 Yes
Mogea, J.P. [4972] Indonesia Daemonorops macroptera K000896390 Yes
Sep 13, 2002 de Vogel, E. [3817] Malaysia Daemonorops sarasinorum K000030786 Yes
Sep 13, 2002 de Vogel, E.F.; van Balgooy, M.M.J.; Darnaedi, D.; Hennipman, E.; de Joncheere, G.J.; Tantra, I.G.M. [5484] Malaysia Daemonorops sarasinorum K000030780 Yes
Sep 13, 2002 Dransfield, J.; Mogea, J.P. [3861] Malaysia Daemonorops sarasinorum K000030779 Yes
Sep 13, 2002 de Vogel, E.; van Balgooy, M.M.J.; Darnaedi, D.; Hennipman, E.; de Joncheere, G.J.; Tantra, I.G.M. [5335] Malaysia Daemonorops sarasinorum K000030787 Yes
Feb 7, 1977 Musser, G.G. [s.n.] Malaysia Daemonorops sarasinorum K000030781 Yes
Dransfield, J.; Mogea, J.P. [3862] Malaysia Daemonorops sarasinorum K000030782 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