Calamus inops Becc. ex K.Heyne

  • Filed As

    Arecaceae
    Calamus inops Becc. ex K.Heyne

  • Collector(s)

    A. J. Henderson AH4323 with Sahlan, Torokano S, 15 Nov 2017

  • Location

    Indonesia. Sulawesi Tengah. Poso (Regency). road from Tambing Lake to Sedoa.

  • Habitat

    undisturbed forest on steep slope.

  • Description

    Liana. Liana. Stems solitary, 8 m long, 3 cm diameter. Sheaths with dense, horizontal, black, flat, triangular, laciniate spines; ocreas very short, not fringed; petioles 12 cm long; rachises 110 cm long; pinnae 49 per side of rachis, regularly arranged, relatively short, some with ruffled margins, with numerous, small, brown scales abaxially; distal pinnae reduced or vestigial; cirri spines regular. Inflorescences staminate, 38 cm long; staminate flowers yellow. Phenology of specimen: Flower.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 03698029

    Occurrence ID: 0230fbf2-dec5-4cc1-a6cf-6e1f2df0ffde

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Arecales

  • Family

    Arecaceae

  • All Determinations

    Calamus inops Becc. ex K.Heyne det A. J. Henderson, Nov 2017

  • Region

    Asia

  • Country

    Indonesia

  • State/Province

    Sulawesi Tengah

  • County/Municipio

    Poso (Regency)

  • Locality

    road from Tambing Lake to Sedoa

  • Elevation

    Alt. 1641 m. (5384 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    -1.33056, 120.322

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NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN
NP TOK BOTANICAL GARDEN
HUM
PALMS OF SULAWESI
Indonesia. Sulawesi Tengah: Poso Regency, road from Tambing Lake to Sedoa, undisturbed
forest on steep slope, 01°19.834’S, 120°19.339’E, 1640 m elevation. 15 November 2017.
Calamus inops Beccari ex Heyne
Stems solitary, 8 m long, 3 cm diameter. Sheaths with dense, horizontal, black, flat, triangular,
laciniate spines; ocreas very short, not fringed; petioles 12 cm long; rachises 110 cm long; pinnae
49 per side of rachis, regularly arranged, relatively short, some with ruffled margins, with
numerous, small, brown scales abaxially; distal pinnae reduced or vestigial; cirri spines regular.
Inflorescences staminate, 38 cm long; staminate flowers yellow.
A. Henderson, Sahlan & Semuel Torokano 4323
Fieldwork carried out in collaboration with Tadulako University and funded by a Fulbright
Scholar Award.