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Calamus siphonospathus Mart. ex Walp.

Species

Angiosperms > Arecales > Arecaceae > Calamus

Characteristics

Stems solitary, climbing, to 30 m, 2.5-5 cm in diam. Leaf sheaths yellowish brown, sparsely covered with needlelike, yellowish spines to 1 cm; ocreas membranous; knees obscure; flagella absent; rachis to 2 m with 25-50 linear pinnae per side, these regularly arranged and closely spaced; middle pinnae to 32 cm, to 2 cm wide at mid-point, adaxial veins and margins bristly; cirri to 1 m. Inflorescence to 0.6 m, not flagellate; inflorescence bracts open and swollen near apex. Fruits yellowish brown, ellipsoid, to 0.6 × 0.4 cm.
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A cane or rattan. The stems are single. It is climbing and 30 m long. The stems are 3-5 cm wide. The leaf sheaths are yellowish brown and with needle-like spines 1 cm long. The leafy stalk is 2 m long with 25-50 narrow leaflets on each side. They are arranged regularly and closely spaced. The flowering shoot is 60 cm long. The fruit are yellowish brown/ They are 6 mm long by 4 mm wide.
Life form perennial
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Growth support climber
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality dioecy
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Mature height (meter) 30.0
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Environment

It is a tropical plant. It grows in scrub forests at low elevations.
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Hardiness (USDA) 8-12

Usage

Uses material
Edible fruits
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Cultivation

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Distribution

Calamus siphonospathus world distribution map, present in China, Philippines, and Taiwan, Province of China

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:60459116-2
WFO ID wfo-0000760291
COL ID 5X6WW
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Wikipedia (EN)
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Synonyms

Palmijuncus siphonospathus Calamus halconensis Calamus microcarpus Calamus siphonospathus Calamus dimorphacanthus var. benguetensis Calamus siphonospathus var. dransfieldii Calamus microcarpus var. longiocrea
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