Calamus rhabdocladus Burret

• Region

  Asia

• Country

  Vietnam

• State/Province

  Gia Lai

• Locality

  Ho Chi Minh Highway, East Branch

• Coordinates

  14.58, 108.42

• Location Notes

  [Tropical Asia]

• Distribution

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PALMS OF VIETNAM
Vietnam. Gia Lai Province, Ho Chi Minh Highway, East Branch, 14935’N, 108°25’E, 22nd April
2017.
Calamus rhabdocladus Burret
Stems clustered, 2-4 m long, 1 cm diameter, falling down on the ground and rooting at the apices
to form new plants. Flagella absent; petioles 35 cm long; rachises 1 m long; pinnae 28 per side,
regularly arranged but with gaps. Staminate plant, inflorescences very short with only one partial
inflorescence.
A. Henderson & Nguyen Quoc Dung 4218
Field work carried out in collaboration with the Forest Planning and Inventory Institute and
funded by the International Palm Society and the National Geographic Society.
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