Category: Calamus

Calamus melanochaetes (Blume) Miq., Verh. Kon. Akad. Wetensch., Afd. Natuurk. 11(5): 28 (1868) (syn: Acanthophoenix grandis André; Calamus acanthopis Griff.; Calamus angustifolius Griff.; Calamus aureus (Renuka & Vijayak.) W.J.Baker; Calamus binnendijkii (Becc.) W.J.Baker; Calamus fissus (Blume) Miq.; Calamus grandis Griff.; Calamus hygrophilus Griff.; Calamus intermedius Griff.; Calamus jenkinsianus Griff.; Calamus kurzianus (Hook.f. ex Becc.) W.J.Baker; Calamus lewisianus Griff.; Calamus luteus W.J.Baker; Calamus manii (Becc.) W.J.Baker; Calamus margaritae Hance; Calamus monticola Griff.; Calamus nutantiflorus Griff.; […]

Calamus latifolius Roxb., Hort. Bengal. 73 1814. (syn: Calamus dumetorum Ridl.; Calamus gregisectus Burret; Calamus humilis Roxb.; Calamus kerrianus Becc.; Calamus loeiensis Hodel; Calamus macracanthus T.Anderson; Calamus palustris Griff.; Calamus palustris var. cochinchinensis Becc.; Palmijuncus humilis (Roxb.) Kuntze; Palmijuncus latifolius (Roxb.) Kuntze; Palmijuncus macracanthus (T.Anderson) Kuntze; Palmijuncus palustris (Griff.) Kuntze); . E. Nepal to Indo-China and Peninsula Malaysia: Andaman Is., Assam, Bangladesh, Cambodia, East Himalaya, Laos, Malaya, Myanmar, Nepal, Nicobar […]

Calamus latifolius or Calamus inermis ?; . MS,June, 2021/15 Calamus sp. for id: 5 images. Location : Hmunpui Date : 23-07-2015 Habit : Climbing cane Habitat : Wild Calamus latifolius or C. inermis I think this is C.inermis . MS,June,2021/12 Calamus sp. for id: 1 image. Location : Aizawl Date : 14-07-2015 Habit : Climbing […]

Calamus inermis T.Anderson, J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 11: 11 1869. (syn: Calamus banlingensis Cheng Y.Yang, Zheng H.Yang & J.Lu; Calamus distichus var. shangsiensis S.J.Pei & S.Y.Chen; Calamus doriaei Becc.; Calamus giganteus var. robustus S.J.Pei & S.Y.Chen; Calamus inermis var. menghaiensis San Y.Chen, S.J.Pei & K.L.Wang; Calamus khasianus Becc.; Calamus multinervis var. menglaensis San Y.Chen, S.J.Pei & K.L.Wang; Calamus nambariensis var. alpinus S.J.Pei & S.Y.Chen; Calamus nambariensis var. furfuraceus S.J.Pei & S.Y.Chen; Calamus nambariensis var. menglongensis S.J.Pei & S.Y.Chen; Calamus […]

Calamus flagellum Griff. ex Walp., Hist. Nat. Palm. 3: 333 1853. (syn: Calamus flagellum var. furvifurfuraceus S.J.Pei & S.Y.Chen; Calamus karinensis (Becc.) S.J.Pei & S.Y.Chen; Calamus polygamus Roxb.; Palmijuncus flagellum (Griff. ex Walp.) Kuntze; Palmijuncus polygamus (Roxb.) Kuntze); . Assam to S. China and Indo-China: Assam, Bangladesh, China South-Central, China Southeast, East Himalaya, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, Tibet, Vietnam as per POWO; . MS,June,2021/05 […]

Calamus guruba Buch.-Ham. ex Mart., Hist. Nat. Palm. 3: 211 1838. (syn: Calamus mastersianus Griff.; Daemonorops guruba (Buch.-Ham. ex Mart.) Mart.; Daemonorops guruba var. hamiltonianus Mart.; Daemonorops guruba var. mastersianus (Griff.) Mart.; Palmijuncus guruba (Buch.-Ham. ex Mart.) Kuntze); . NE. India to Bangladesh: Assam, Bangladesh, East Himalaya, India as per POWO; . Stems: Climbing / Forming thickets. Length-20 cm and Diameter-3 cm. Leaf sheaths: Dull […]

Calamus thysanolepis Hance, J. Bot. 12: 265 1874. (syn: Calamus hoplites Dunn; Calamus scutellaris Becc.; Calamus thysanolepis var. polylepis C.F.Wei; Calamus thysanolepis var. polylepis C.F.Wei; Calamus thysanolepis var. thysanolepis ; Palmijuncus thysanolepis (Hance) Kuntze) ?; SE. China to NE. Vietnam as per WCSP;   Palm Tree For ID : Lalbagh,Bangalore : 28JAN17 : AK-15 : 7 […]

Calamus thwaitesii Becc., Fl. Brit. India 6: 441 1892. (syn: Calamus thwaitesii var. canaranus Becc.); . Common name: Rattan Cane • Kannada: ಹಂಡಿಬೆತ್ತ handibetta • Konkani: वेत veta • Malayalam: ആനച്ചൂരല്‍ aanaccuural, തടിയന്‍ ചൂരല്‍ thatiyan cuural, വലിയ ചൂരല്‍ valiya cuural • Marathi: वेत veta . Clustering and high climbing canes; stem to 20 m or […]

Calamus viminalis Willd., Sp. Pl. 2: 203 1799. (syn: Calamus extensus Mart. [Illegitimate]; Calamus fasciculatus Roxb.; Calamus litoralis Blume; Calamus pseudorotang Mart. ex Kunth; Calamus viminalis var. andamanicus Becc.; Calamus viminalis var. bengalensis Becc.; Calamus viminalis var. cochinchinensis Becc.; Calamus viminalis var. fasciculatus (Roxb.) Becc.; Palmijuncus fasciculatus (Roxb.) Kuntze; Palmijuncus litoralis (Blume) Kuntze; Palmijuncus pseudorotang […]

Araceae, Arecaceae and Zingiberaceae Fortnight :: Araceae : Calamus for ID :: MK01 : 5 posts by 2 authors. Attachments(6). Please help me to identify this Calamus sp. I cannot find any cones of this, but I doubt this to be C.viminalis. The no. of leaflet pairs ranged from 18- 22. Place: Kancheepuram dist., TN […]

Calamus metzianus Schltdl., Linnaea 26: 727 1855. (Syn: Calamus rivalis Thwaites ex Trimen; Calamus rudentum Mart. [Illegitimate]; Palmijuncus rivalis (Thwaites ex Trimen) Kuntze) ? ; . Images by B. Rathinasabapathy (Id suggestion by Giby Kuriakose) (Inserted by J.M.Garg) (For more images & complete details, click on the links)   efloraindia: Cane flowering : 10 posts […]

Calamus nagbettai R.R.Fernald & Dey, Indian Forester 96: 223 1970. ; Images by B. Rathinasabapathy (Id by Andrew Henderson) (Inserted by J.M.Garg) (For more images & complete details, click on the links)     Clustering canes, to 15 m long and 4.5 cm across with leaf sheaths. Leaves to 4 m long. cirrus to 1.5 […]

Calamus vattayila Renuka, Curr. Sci. 56: 1012 1987. ; Images by E S Santhosh Kumar (Inserted by J.M.Garg) (For more images & complete details, click on the links)     Solitary, climbing canes; stem to 30 m long, with sheaths to 2.5 cm in diam; sheath dark green, sparingly spiny; knee conspicuous. Leaf to 1 m […]

Calamus andamanicus Kurz, J. Asiat. Soc. Bengal, Pt. 2, Nat. Hist. 43(2): 211 1874. (syn: Palmijuncus andamanicus (Kurz) Kuntze); Images by E S Santhosh Kumar (Inserted by J.M.Garg) (For more images & complete details, click on the links)   Aracaceae, Araceae & Zingiberaceae Fortnight 1-14Aug14: Calamus andamanicus from Andaman and Nicobar Islands : 2 posts by 2 […]

Calamus species;          FRUITS OF CALAMUS SP:   I am sure you all are familiar with cane furniture, but you may not be aware of the fact that Calamus bears small fruits also. I saw a beautiful art work made wtth the fruits of this plant. This is the time of Durga Puja […]

Calamus rotang L., Sp. Pl. 325 1753. (Syn: Calamus monoecus Roxb.; Calamus roxburghii Griff.; Draco rotang Crantz; Palmijuncus monoecus (Roxb.) Kuntze; Rotang linnaei Baill.; Rotanga calamus Crantz);   SE. India, Sri Lanka as per WCSP;   Bangladesh; India; Myanmar; Sri Lanka; Trinidad-Tobago as per Catalogue of life;   VALMIKI: OBSEVER OF NATURE:  BETAS has been metioned by […]

Calamus floribundus Griff., Calcutta J. Nat. Hist. 5: 56 1845. (Syn: Calamus mishmeensis Griff.; Palmijuncus floribundus (Griff.) Kuntze; Palmijuncus mishmeensis (Griff.) Kuntze); Images by Rakesh (Id by Pravir Deshmukh) (Inserted by J.M.Garg) (For more images & complete details, click on the links)    ID requested (DSCF3894): Picture taken in Dudhwa NP (U.P.) 24.03.2008. Found in […]

Calamus tenuis Roxb., Fl. Ind. ed. 1832 3: 780 1832. (Syn: Calamus amarus Lour.; Calamus heliotropium Buch.-Ham. ex Kunth; Calamus horrens Blume; Calamus royleanus Griff.; Calamus stoloniferus Teijsm. & Binn. [Invalid]; Palmijuncus amarus (Lour.) Kuntze; Palmijuncus heliotropium (Buch.-Ham. ex Kunth) Kuntze; Palmijuncus horrens (Blume) Kuntze; Palmijuncus royleanus (Griff.) Kuntze; Palmijuncus tenuis (Roxb.) Kuntze; Rotang royleanus […]