Calamus reticulatus

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Calamus (KAL-ah-muhs)
reticulatus (reh-tihk-oo-LAH-tuhs)
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Mubi River, Papua New Guinea. Photo by Dr. William J. Baker, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew/Palmweb.
Scientific Classification
Genus: Calamus (KAL-ah-muhs)
Species:
reticulatus (reh-tihk-oo-LAH-tuhs)
Synonyms
None set.
Native Continent
Asia
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Morphology
Habit: Clustering
Leaf type: Pinnate
Culture
Survivability index
Common names
None.

Habitat and Distribution

South-west Papua New Guinea (Western and Southern Highlands Provinces, sight records by the
Mubi River, Papua New Guinea. Photo by Dr. William J. Baker, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew/Palmweb.
first author on the Kikori River in Gulf Province). Restricted to river margins, in sunlit, open vegetation, up to 450 m. Tropical Moist Forest.

Description

Culture

Comments and Curiosities

Conservation: Not threatened. Although C. reticulatus is known from a moderately restricted area of New Guinea, it can occur in very great abundance, and persist in secondary riverine vegetation.



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).


Many Special Thanks to Ed Vaile for his long hours of tireless editing and numerous contributions.

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