Calamus siphonospathus Mart. ex Walp., Ann. Bot. Syst. 3: 491 (1852)

Distribution

Map uses TDWG level 3 distributions (https://github.com/tdwg/wgsrpd)

Philippines present (World Checklist of Arecaceae)B

Sulawesi present (World Checklist of Arecaceae)B

Taiwan present (World Checklist of Arecaceae)B

Taiwan, known only from Lanyu Island (Botel Tobago). (Henderson, A.J., A New Species of Calamus (Palmae) from Taiwan in Taiwania 50(3). 2005)A

This species is known only from the Philippines, and just reaches Taiwan on Lanyu Island. It is very variable morphologically, and six varieties are recognized (Lapis, 1987). The Taiwan plants were placed, without discussion, in var. sublevis Becc. by Chang (1988). (Henderson, A.J., A New Species of Calamus (Palmae) from Taiwan in Taiwania 50(3). 2005)A

Scrub forest at low elevations. (Henderson, A.J., A New Species of Calamus (Palmae) from Taiwan in Taiwania 50(3). 2005)A

Lanyu sheng-teng. (Henderson, A.J., A New Species of Calamus (Palmae) from Taiwan in Taiwania 50(3). 2005)A

Stems solitary, to 30 m long and 5 cm diameter (with leaf sheaths); leaf sheaths yellowish-brown, sparsely covered with needle-like, yellowish spines to 1 cm long; knee obscure; ocreas present, membranous; flagella absent; petioles to 20 cm long; pinnae to 50 per side of rachis, linear, regularly arranged, closely spaced to 2 cm apart; cirri present, to 1 m long. Inflorescence bracts open and swollen near the apex; fruits ellipsoid, to 0.6 cm long and 0.4 cm diameter, yellowish-brown. (Henderson, A.J., A New Species of Calamus (Palmae) from Taiwan in Taiwania 50(3). 2005)A

Taiwan. Botel Tobago, 30 May 1976, Chang 8608 (K); same locality, 13 Sep 1987, Chang 1828-9 (K). (Henderson, A.J., A New Species of Calamus (Palmae) from Taiwan in Taiwania 50(3). 2005)A

A. Henderson, A.J., A New Species of Calamus (Palmae) from Taiwan in Taiwania 50(3). 2005

B. World Checklist of Arecaceae