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Calamus (rattan)

Angiospermae - Arecaceae

Taxonomy
Calamus was named by Linnaeus (1753). It is extant. It is considered to be a form taxon.

It was assigned to Arecales by Bromhead (1840); to Calameae by Chandler (1962) and Chandler (1963); to Arecaceae by Chauhan (1991); and to Lepidocaryoideae by Mai (2000).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1753Calamus Linnaeus
1840Calamus Bromhead
1962Calamus Chandler p. 55
1963Calamus Chandler p. 70
1991Calamus Chauhan
2000Calamus Mai p. 98

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
phylumSpermatophyta
classAngiospermae
Mesangiosperms
RankNameAuthor
Monocots
familyArecaceaevon Berchtold and Presl 1820
genusCalamus

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

G. Calamus Linnaeus 1753 [rattan]
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Calamus daemonorops Unger 1860
Calamus tenuis Roxburgh 1832
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available