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Habitat and Distribution
Known only from the Philippines, and just reaches Taiwan on Lanyu Island (Botel Tobago). Scrub forest at low elevations. [[]]
Description
Stems solitary, to 30 m long and 5 cm in diameter (with leaf sheaths); leaf sheaths yellowish-brown, sparsely covered with needle-like, yellowish spines to 1 cm long; knee obscure; ocreas present, membranous; flagella absent; petioles to 20 cm long; pinnae to 50 per side of rachis, linear, regularly arranged, closely spaced to 2 cm apart; cirri present, to 1 m long. Inflorescence bracts open and swollen near the apex; fruits ellipsoid, to 0.6 cm long and 0.4 cm in diameter, yellowish-brown. (Dransfield, J., A New Species of Calamus (Palmae) from Taiwan in Taiwania 50(3). 2005)/Palmweb. Editing by edric.
This species is known only from the Philippines, and just reaches Taiwan on Lanyu Island. It is very variable morphologically, and six varieties are recognized (Lapis, 1987). The Taiwan plants were placed, without discussion, in var. sublevis Becc. by Chang (1988). (Dransfield, J., A New Species of Calamus (Palmae) from Taiwan in Taiwania 50(3). 2005)/Palmweb.
Culture
Comments and Curiosities
There are six sub-species:
1.) Calamus siphonospathus var. dransfieldii; Philippines, and Sulawesi.
2.) Calamus siphonospathus var. farinosus; Philippines.
3.) Calamus siphonospathus var. oligolepis; Philippines.
4.) Calamus siphonospathus var. polylepis; Philippines.
5.) Calamus siphonospathus var. siphonospathus; Philippines.
6.) Calamus siphonospathus var. sublaevis; Philippines.
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- Photo by Dr. , Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew/Palmweb.
External Links
References
Phonetic spelling of Latin names by edric.
Special thanks to Geoff Stein, (Palmbob) for his hundreds of photos.
Special thanks to Palmweb.org, Dr. John Dransfield, Dr. Bill Baker & team, for their volumes of information and photos.
Glossary of Palm Terms; Based on the glossary in Dransfield, J., N.W. Uhl, C.B. Asmussen-Lange, W.J. Baker, M.M. Harley & C.E. Lewis. 2008. Genera Palmarum - Evolution and Classification of the Palms. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. All images copyright of the artists and photographers (see images for credits).
Dransfield, J., A New Species of Calamus (Palmae) from Taiwan in Taiwania 50(3). 2005
Many Special Thanks to Ed Vaile for his long hours of tireless editing and numerous contributions.
