Arecaceae
Calamus

Calamus mitis Becc.

First published in Philipp. J. Sci., C 3: 341 (1909)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Philippines. It is a liana and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Philippines

Introduced into:

Trinidad-Tobago

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Baja-Lapis, A.C. (2010). A Field Guide to Philippine Rattans: 1-214. Asia Life Sciences, Laguna, Philippines.
  • Baksh-Comeau, Y., Maharaj, S.S., Adams, C.D., Harris, S.A., Filer, D.L. & Hawthorne, W.D. (2016). An annotated checklist of the vascular plants of Trinidad and Tobago with analysis of vegetation types and botanical 'hotspots'. Phytotaxa 250: 1-431.
  • 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.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Baksh-Comeau, Y., Maharaj, S.S., Adams, C.D., Harris, S.A., Filer, D.L. & Hawthorne, W.D. (2016). An annotated checklist of the vascular plants of Trinidad and Tobago with analysis of vegetation types and botanical 'hotspots'. Phytotaxa 250: 1-431.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Ramos, M. [MR80098] Philippines K000707976 Yes
Ramos, M. [MR80098] Philippines K000707975 Yes
Barbon; Romero, Fernando [1611] Philippines K000527153 Yes
Fernando, E. [EF406] Philippines K000707977 Yes
Jul 10, 1985 Baja-Lapis, A. [AB076] Philippines Calamus elmerianus K000707820 Yes
Elmer, A.D.E. [AE11756] Philippines Calamus elmerianus K000707815 Yes
Fernando, E. [EF320] Philippines Calamus elmerianus K000707817 Yes
Fernando, E. [EF324] Philippines Calamus elmerianus K000707816 Yes
Elmer, A.D.E. [AE14166] Philippines Calamus elmerianus K000707818 Yes
Fernando, E. [EF669] Philippines Calamus elmerianus K000707819 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