Calamus inops Becc. ex K.Heyne

  • Filed As

    Arecaceae
    Calamus inops Becc. ex K.Heyne

  • Collector(s)

    A. J. Henderson AH4327 with Sahlan, Torokano S and Topanga M, 16 Nov 2017

  • Location

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

  • Habitat

    undisturbed forest on steep slope.

  • Description

    Liana. Liana. Stems 20 m long, 2.5 cm diameter. Sheaths densely covered with dark brown, flat, black, horizontal, laciniate spines; petioles 14 cm long; rachises 130 cm long; pinnae 49 per side of rachis, linear (‘broken vein’), regularly arranged, relatively short, some with ruffled margins, with numerous, small, brown scales abaxially, distal pinnae reduced; cirri spines regular. Infructescences 42 cm long; fruits whitish; seeds smooth, asymmetrical. (sarcotesta slimy?).

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 03698028

    Occurrence ID: e2d9a031-1b25-4510-a3b1-226b5f3f3297

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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. 1567 m. (5141 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    -1.33294, 120.326

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NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN
PALMS OF SULAWESI
Indonesia. Sulawesi Tengah: Poso Regency, road from Tambing Lake to Sedoa, undisturbed
forest on steep slope, 01°19.977’S, 120°19.538’E, 1567 m elevation. 16 November 2017.
Calamus inops Beccari ex Heyne
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NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN
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Stems 20 m long, 2.5 cm diameter. Sheaths densely covered with dark brown, flat, black,
horizontal, laciniate spines; petioles 14 cm long; rachises 130 cm long; pinnae 49 per side of
rachis, linear (‘broken vein’), regularly arranged, relatively short, some with ruffled margins,
with numerous, small, brown scales abaxially, distal pinnae reduced; cirri spines regular.
Infructescences 42 cm long; fruits whitish; seeds smooth, asymmetrical, (sarcotesta slimy?)
A. Henderson, Sahlan, Semuel Torokano & Martin Topanga 4327
Fieldwork carried out in collaboration with Tadulako University and funded by a Fulbright
Scholar Award.
03698028