Calamus palustris Griff.

  • Filed As

    Arecaceae
    Calamus palustris Griff.

  • Collector(s)

    D. Q. Nguyen NQD 2013, 21 May 2007

  • Location

    Vietnam. Ninh Thuan. Phuoc Binh National Park. Altitude 0256636 and 1336641.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 02390694

    Occurrence ID: 89085691-f3d4-404a-a94e-a5fcbea2c9aa

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  • Region

    Asia

  • Country

    Vietnam

  • State/Province

    Ninh Thuan

  • Locality

    Phuoc Binh National Park. Altitude 0256636 and 1336641

  • Elevation

    Alt. 780 - 1004 m. (2559 - 3294 ft.)

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NQD 2013
May Rat (Vietnamese) Ria Xia (Rac Lay ethnic minority
people)
Calamus?
Palmae
Nguyen Quoc Dung
21/5/2007
Altitude 0256636 and 1336641, Phuoc Binh National Park,
Ninh Thuan province
Stems clustered, 20 m tall, 2-4 cm diameter with sheaths.
Sheaths green with few, yellow and long pines; ocreas 3 cm
long; knee present; petiole 5 cm long when old and 50 cm
long when young; rachis 134 cm long; pinnae 19 per side
of rachis, clustered in 2-4 pinaes, pinaes bigger when
young; cirrus 60 cm long. Inflorescence 130 m long;
rachillae 6 per inflorescence, rachillae 58 cm long with 7
second rachillaes
Habitat: Primary tropical forest in 780 - 1004m asl.
Use: local use for Rac Lay people baskets
Date of identification:
02390694