Calamus acanthospathus Griff.

  • Filed As

    Arecaceae
    Calamus acanthospathus Griff.

  • Collector(s)

    F. Kingdon-Ward 18481

  • Location

    India. Mishmi Hills.

  • Description

    A heavily armed climber, stems as thick as three fingers, ascending to the tops of the forest trees. One specimen with ripe fruit low down; other fruits picked up. Fruit with one seed. The pericarp is intrudeddeeply into the hard horny endosperm, making a regular pattern all round. Fruits brownish yellow, with short beak, pedicelled.

  • Collection Notes

    Flora of India and Burma.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 02320636

    Occurrence ID: 0c9f1456-0896-4a82-bf76-056bc93eddf7

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FLORA OF INDIA AND BURMA
Plants of Mishmi Hills
Daemonoroips
A heavily armed climber, stems as thick as
three fingers, ascending to the tops of the
forest trees. One specimen with ripe fruit
low down; other fruits picked up. Fruit
with one seed. The pericarp is intruded
deeply into the hard horny endosperm, making
a regular pattern all round. Fruits brown-
ish yellow, with short beak, pedicelled.
Collected by F. Kingdon-Ward, No. I8I4.8I
Distributed by The New York Botanical Garden
02320636