Calamus (palm)
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| Calamus gibbsianus | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Arecales |
| Family: | Arecaceae |
| Subfamily: | Calamoideae |
| Tribe: | Calameae |
| Genus: | Calamus L. |
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Many, see text | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Calamus is a genus of the palm family Arecaceae. These are among several genera known as rattan palms. There are an estimated 400 species in this genus, all native to tropical and subtropical Asia, Africa, and Australia.[2][3][4] They are mostly leaf-climbing lianas with slender, reedy stems. To aid scrambling some species have evolved hooks on the underside of the midrib, or more commonly by modified "pinnae" or tendrils in the form of stout, backward-pointing spines. These stems may grow to lengths of 200 metres.[5][6]
Selected species
As of April 2020[update], Plants of the World Online accepted over 440 species, including:[1]
- Calamus adspersus
- Calamus aruensis Becc. – Bamaga wait-a-while[7]
- Calamus australis Mart. – lawyer cane, wait-a-while or hairy mary [7]
- Calamus caryotoides Mart. – fishtail lawyer cane[7]
- Calamus compsostachys
- Calamus egregius
- Calamus elegans Becc. ex Ridl.
- Calamus flagellum Griff. ex Mart.
- Calamus gibbsianus
- Calamus moti F.M.Bailey[7]
- Calamus manan Miq.
- Calamus manillensis – Philippines rattan or alimuran
- Calamus muelleri H.Wendl. – southern lawyer vine[7]
- Calamus radicalis H.Wendl. & Drude[7]
- Calamus rotang
- Calamus suaveolens W.J.Baker & J. Dransf.[7]
- Calamus tenuis[8]
- Calamus tetradactylus Hance
- Calamus viminalis Willd.
- Calamus vitiensis Warb. ex Becc. – Dunk Island lawyer vine, Mission Beach wait-a-while[7]
- Calamus warburgii K.Schum. – Iron Range wait-a-while[7]
- Calamus zeylanicus
- Synonyms
- Calamus nambariensis – a synonym of Calamus inermis T.Anderson
- Calamus wailong – a synonym of Calamus inermis T.Anderson
References
- ^ a b "Calamus L." Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 2020-04-14.
- ^ "World Checklist of Selected Plant Families: Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew". apps.kew.org. Retrieved 14 March 2018.
- ^ Govaerts, R. & Dransfield, J. (2005). World Checklist of Palms: 1-223. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
- ^ Flora of China, Vol. 23 Page 135, 省藤属 sheng teng sh, Calamus Linnaeus, Sp. Pl. 1: 325. 1753.
- ^ Dictionary of Flowering Plants and Ferns - JC Willis (1960)
- ^ Dransfield 1978.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i "Calamus". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government, Canberra. Retrieved 2008-03-28.
- ^ "Calamus tenuis". Germplasm Resources Information Network. Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 2017-12-18.
Bibliography
- Tomlinson, P. B.; Zimmerman, Martin, eds. (1978). Tropical Trees as Living Systems (Proceedings of the fourth Cabot Symposium held at Harvard Forest, Petersham Massachusetts on April 26-30, 1976). Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0-521-14247-2.
{{cite book}}: Invalid|ref=harv(help) - Dransfield, John. Growth forms of rain forest palms. pp. 247–268., in Tomlinson & Zimmerman (1978)
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