Calamus palustris Griff.

  • Filed As

    Arecaceae
    Calamus palustris Griff.

  • Collector(s)

    A. Henderson 3405 with Bui Van Thanh, Vu Van Duy, Nguyen Ngoc Quynh, Phan Van Phuc, 28 May 2007

  • Location

    Vietnam. Dong Nai. Cat Tien National Park, road along Dong Nai river.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 02390691

    Occurrence ID: cbc1d156-d1f4-4ea7-9825-3c6b3affdf82

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  • Region

    Asia

  • Country

    Vietnam

  • State/Province

    Dong Nai

  • Locality

    Cat Tien National Park, road along Dong Nai river

  • Elevation

    Alt. 150 m. (492 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    11.43, 107.43

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PALMS OF VIETNAM
Vietnam. Dong Nai Province: Cat Tien National Park, road along
Dong Nai river, seasonally flooded lowland forest, 11°26’N,
107°26’E, 150 m elevation. 28 May 2007.
Calamus palustris Griff.	“song ”
Stems clustered, 25 m long, 2.8 cm diameter with sheaths. Sheaths
green with whitish-brown tomentum, densely covered with reddish-
brown spines; ocreas short; knees swollen; petioles 3 cm long;
rachis 165 cm long with 17 pinnae per side, these regularly
arranged, pendulous; cirri 80 cm long. Inflorescences 90 cm long,
not flagellate, arching, pistillate.
A. Henderson, Bui Van Thanh, Vu Van Duy, Nguyen Ngoc Quynh,
& Phan Van Phuc 3405
Field work carried out in collaboration with the Institute of Ecology
and Biological Resources, Hanoi, and funded by a Fulbright
Program Research Award.
02390691