Calamus centralis A.J.Hend., N.K.Ban & N.Q.Dung

• Region

  Asia

• Country

  Vietnam

• State/Province

  Nghe An

• Locality

  Pu Mat National Park, road from Con Cuong to Thac Kem

• Elevation

  Alt. 100 m. (328 ft.)

• Coordinates

  18.95, 104.82

• Distribution

  Map all specimens of this taxon

PALMS OF VIETNAM
Vietnam. Nghe An Province: Pu Mat National Park, road from Con
Cuong to Thac Kem, forest on steep slopes, 18°57’N, 104°49’E, ca.
100 m elevation. 14 May 2007.
Calamus	“may”
Stems clustered, 15 m tall, 1 cm diameter with sheaths. Sheaths
mottled brown and green; ocreas small; knee present; flagella
absent; petioles 2 cm long; rachis 82 cm long with 4-6 irregularly
arranged (not clustered) pinnae per side, the basal pair swept back
across the sheaths; cirri 76 cm long. Inflorescences erect to arching,
not flagellate, 36 cm long. Staminate plant.
A. Henderson, Bui Van Thanh, Vo Cong Anh Tuan, Phay Van
Phuoc, & Vu Ba Hung 3373
Field work carried out in collaboration with the Institute of Ecology
and Biological Resources, Hanoi, and funded by a Fulbright
Program Research Award.
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