Calmus

Location & distribution maps

Phylogeny & links to associated information:

Wikipedia links:       Angiosperms > Monocots > Alismatales > Arecales > Arecaceae > Calamus

Other links:     

Plant  information

Common name:                Rattan Palms  

• Is one of several genera known as Rattan Palms  

Conservation status:  . . .

Etymology:   

Flowers:                  

• They are dioecious

Fruit:                         

• The fruits of certain species, in particular Calamus draco, produce a red resin known as "Dragon's blood"

Leaves:         

• To aid scrambling some species have evolved hooks on the underside of the midrib

• Or more commonly by modified "pinnae" or tendrils in the form of stout, backward-pointing spines

Stem & branches: 

• Slender, reedy stems

• These stems may grow to lengths of 200 m

Roots:         

Habit:        

• Mostly leaf-climbing lianas with slender, reedy stems

Habitat:   

Distribution:                  

• All native to tropical and subtropical Asia, Africa, and Australia

Species:            

• World:           ~ 400

• Australia:     

Additional notes:     

Sources of information:

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acorus_calamus (2023)