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Calamus calospathus

Species of palms

Summary

Species of palms

  • Calospatha confusa Furtado
  • Calospatha scortechinii Becc.
  • Daemonorops calospatha Ridl.

Calamus calospathus is a rare species of flowering plant in the palm family found in peninsular Malaysia, The epithet calospatha is a combination of two Greek words meaning 'beautiful' and 'spathe'.

Description

Calamus calospathus plants are solitary-trunked and covered in leaf scars, which exude a yellow gum after leaf loss. The linear leaflets are pinnately arranged and once-folded with toothed margins. The petioles and rachises feature recurved spines which hook onto vegetation and assist them in climbing. The inflorescences in both species consist of close, overlapping bracts from which male or female flowers emerge. The bracts are armed with spines and the inflorescence resembles those in Heliconia species. The small, round fruit, regarded as a delicacy by the Temuan aborigines, are scaly and usually contain three seeds.

References

References

  1. "''Calamus calospathus'' (Ridl.) W.J.Baker & J.Dransf..".
  2. where it is referred to as '''rotan demuk'''. It is not common in collections, nor has it been found in the wild for several years, leading some to conclude that the species may have become extinct. Under the [[Synonym (taxonomy). 0-88192-558-6 / {{ISBN. 978-0-88192-558-6
  3. Uhl, Natalie W. and Dransfield, John (1987) ''[[Genera Palmarum]] - A classification of palms based on the work of Harold E. Moore''. Lawrence, Kansas: Allen Press. {{ISBN. 0-935868-30-5 / {{ISBN. 978-0-935868-30-2
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