Arecaceae
Calamus

Calamus papuanus Becc.

First published in Malesia 3: 60 (1886)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is W. New Guinea (incl. Misool). It is a liana and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

New Guinea

Synonyms

Homotypic 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.

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?
Mar 10, 2014 Heatubun, C.; Victor Simbiak, Neville Kemp, Keliopas Krey, Aksamina Yohanita [1051] Indonesia K000667985 Yes
Mar 5, 2013 Maturbongs, R.A. [116a] Indonesia K000522473 Yes
Mar 5, 2013 Baker, W.J.; Dransfield, J.; Coode, M.; Heatubun, C.; Joko Witono; Ransuddin [855] Indonesia K000522470 Yes
Mar 5, 2013 Maturbongs, R.A. [116] Indonesia K000522474 Yes
Mar 5, 2013 Ave, W. [4157] Indonesia K000522475 Yes
Mar 5, 2013 Maturbongs, R.A.; Wanggai, J.; Jitmau, M. [669] Indonesia K000030726 Yes
Mar 5, 2013 Dransfield, J.; Baker, W.J.; Coode, M.; Heatubun, C.; Witono, J.; Ransuddin [JD7691] Indonesia K000522471 Yes
Mar 5, 2013 Dransfield, J.; Baker, W.J.; Coode, M.; Heatubun, C.; Witono, J.; Ransuddin [JD7689] Indonesia K000522472 Yes
Jan 29, 2013 Baker, W.J.; Gardiner, L.M.; Wanma, J.; Bofra, P.; W [1382] Indonesia K:SPC-76853.000 No
Wally, E. [837] Indonesia K000462966 Yes
Maturbongs, R.A.; Siwana, O.; Kamisopa, M. [721] Indonesia K000030739 Yes
Wally, E. [EW833] Indonesia K000462968 Yes
Baker, W.J.; Gardiner, L.M., Wanma, J. and Bofra, P. [1382] Indonesia K000501624 Yes
Maturbongs, R.A.; Heatubun, C.D.; Sagisolo, M. [697] Indonesia K000030723 Yes
Maturbongs, R.A. [25] Indonesia K000462994 Yes
Baker, W.J.; Gardiner, L.M., Wanma, J. and Bofra, P. [1381] Indonesia K000501623 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

  • Kew Science Photographs

    • Copyright applied to individual images

  • Palms of New Guinea

    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0