Calamus rotang

Calamus rotang

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Arecales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Monocots Cladus: Commelinids Ordo: Arecales

Familia: Arecaceae
Subfamilia: Calamoideae
Tribus: Calameae
Subtribus: Calaminae
Genus: Calamus
Species: Calamus rotang

Name

Calamus rotang L.

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Rotanga calamus Crantz, Inst. Rei Herb. 1: 127 (1766)
  • Rotang linnaei Baill., Hist. Pl. 13: 299 (1895)
• Heterotypic
  • Draco rotang Crantz, Duab. Drac. Arbor.: 16 (1768)
  • Calamus scipionum Lam., Encycl. 6: 304 (1804), nom. illeg.
  • Calamus monoecus Roxb., Fl. Ind. ed. 1832, 3: 783 (1832)
  • Calamus roxburghii Griff., Calcutta J. Nat. Hist. 5: 43 (1845)
  • Palmijuncus monoecus (Roxb.) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 733 (1891)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Asie Bangladesh; India; Myanmar; Sri Lanka; Trinidad-Tobago References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

• Linnaeus, C. 1753. Species Plantarum. Tomus I: 325. Reference page. 
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2016. Calamus rotang in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2016 Oct. 19. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2016. Calamus rotang. Published online. Accessed: Oct. 19 2016.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Calamus rotang in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 08-Apr-12.

Vernacular names

অসমীয়া: ৰাইডাং বেত

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