Calamus longipinna (Arecaceae: Calamoideae) and its relatives in New Guinea

From: Kew Bulletin | Date: January 1, 2002| Author: | Copyright information

Summary. The taxonomy and morphology of the Calamus longipinna (Arecaceae) group is revised and discussed. This group of rattan species from New Guinea and the Solomon Islands is defined by the possession of a distinctive, inflated ocrea at the mouth of the leaf sheath and rather uniform inflorescence morphology. Five species are recognised here, C. longipinna, C. vestitus, C. reticulatus and two new species, C. bankae and C. wanggaii.

A striking feature of the New Guinea species of the rattan genus Calamus is the frequent presence of elaborate ocreas. The ocrea is widespread in some other ...

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