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Calamus L.

This genus name was first published in Sp. Pl. : 325 (1753)  

At the time of this classification snapshot, this genus name was accepted by WFO (placed as the accepted name of a taxon). Its description and other taxonomic data can be found on World Flora Online, id: wfo-4000005953.

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Synonyms of Calamus

Name Author Protologue Nomenclator WFO link
Calospatha Becc. Ann. Roy. Bot. Gard. (Calcutta) 12(1): 232 (1911) wfo-4000006192
Ceratolobus Blume ex Schult. & Schult.f. Syst. Veg. 7: lxxx (1830) wfo-4000007365
Cornera Furtado Gard. Bull. Singapore 14: 518 (1955) wfo-4000009328
Daemonorops Blume Syst. Veg., ed. 15[bis]. 7: 1333 (1830) wfo-4000010663
Palmijuncus Rumph. ex Kuntze Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 731 (1891) wfo-4000027818
Pogonotium J.Dransf. Kew Bull. 34: 763 (1980) wfo-4000030591
Retispatha J.Dransf. Kew Bull. 34: 529 (1980) wfo-4000032796
Rotang Adans. Fam. Pl. 2: 24 (1763) wfo-4000033517
Rotanga Boehm. Defin. Gen. Pl. : 395 (1760) wfo-4000033518
Schizospatha Furtado Gard. Bull. Singapore 14: 525 (1955) wfo-4000034455
Zalaccella Becc. Ann. Roy. Bot. Gard. (Calcutta) 11(1): 496 (1908) wfo-4000041126

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Unplaced Names

These names are not yet placed in the taxonomy, but may be associated with Calamus:

Name Author Protologue Nomenclator WFO link
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Calamus acidus Becc. Ann. Roy. Bot. Gard. (Calcutta) 11(1): 496 (1908) wfo-0000753925
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Calamus alberti André Rev. Hort. (Paris) 70: 262 (1898) wfo-0001316747
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Calamus assamicus Linden Ill. Hort. xxviii. (1881) 16, nomen. wfo-0001354872
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Calamus caroli André Rev. Hort. (Paris) 70: 262 (1898) wfo-0001316748
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Calamus ceratolobus W.J.Baker Phytotaxa 197(2): 150. 2015 [11 Feb 2015] [epublished] wfo-0001356492
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Calamus cochinchinensis hort. ex Hook.f. Rep. Progr. Condition Roy. Gard. Kew 1882: 67 (1884) wfo-0000754762
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Calamus curag Blanco ex Becc. Ann. Roy. Bot. Gard. (Calcutta) 11(1): 498 (1908) wfo-0000754933
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Calamus elegans H.Wendl. Palmiers : 236 (1878) wfo-0000755457
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Calamus excelsus W.Bull Nursery Cat. (William Bull) 44: 4 (1869) wfo-1000035699
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Calamus extensus Roxb. Fl. Ind., ed. 1832. 3: 777 (1832) wfo-0000755649
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Calamus farinosus Linden Ill. Hort. 19: t. 109 (1872) wfo-0000755703
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Calamus flagellum var. flagellum – – — wfo-0001090662
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Calamus fuscus Becc. Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 58: 461 (1923) wfo-0000755947
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Calamus geminifloris Griff. Palms Brit. E. Ind. 70 (1850) wfo-1000035707
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Calamus graminosus Blume Rumphia 3: 31 (1847) wfo-0000756140
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Calamus guineensis Mottet Dict. Prat. Hort. 1: 450 (1892-1893) wfo-0001316749
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Calamus heudelotii Beccari ex Drude – — wfo-0001090616
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Calamus himalayanus S.Mondal, S.K.Basu & M.Chowdhury Rheedea 35(1): 1 (2025) wfo-1000080950
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Calamus laevigatus var. laevigatus – Unknown wfo-0000757046
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Calamus latifolius Kurz J. Asiat. Soc. Bengal, Pt. 2, Nat. Hist. 43(4): 210, t. 31. A. 1875 [1874 publ. 26 Apr 1875] wfo-0000757144
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Calamus latispinus Miq. Verh. Kon. Akad. Wetensch., Afd. Natuurk. 11(5): 29 (1868) wfo-0000757186
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Calamus laucheanus André Rev. Hort. (Paris) 70: 262 (1898) wfo-0001316750
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Calamus mannii J.C.Wendl. – — wfo-0001090615
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Calamus maritimus Blume Rumphia 3: 31 (1847) wfo-0000757628
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Calamus maximus Becc. in Perkins, Frag. Fl. Philipp. i. 45. wfo-0000757695
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Calamus maximus Reinw. ex de Vriese Hort. Spaarn-Berg. : 35 (1839) wfo-0000757706
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Calamus merrillii var. merrillii – Unknown wfo-0000757841
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Calamus microcarpus var. microcarpus – Unknown wfo-0000757966
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Calamus muelleri var. muelleri – – wfo-0001392951
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Calamus nivalis Thwaites ex Trimen J. Bot. 23: 268, sphalm. 1885 wfo-0001354873
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Calamus obovoideus Schaedtler Hamburger Garten- Blumenzeitung 31: 70 (1875) wfo-0001316893
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Calamus palustris var. palustris – Unknown — wfo-0000758947
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Calamus petraeus Lour. Fl. Cochinch. : 209 (1790) wfo-0000759189
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Calamus philippensis Linden Ill. Hort. xxviii. (1881) 16, nomen. wfo-0001354874
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Calamus pseudosepal Becc. Fl. Brit. India [J. D. Hooker] 6(19): 465. 1893 [Sep 1893] wfo-0001354875
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Calamus pulcher Miq. Nieuwe Verh. Eerste Kl. Kon. Ned. Inst. Wetensch. Amsterdam , ser. 3, 3: 3 (1850) wfo-0000759520
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Calamus quinquenervius Roxb. Fl. Ind., ed. 1832. 3: 777 (1832) wfo-0000759552
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Calamus regis-daniae Kamphoev. ex Rink Nicob. Ins. 132, nomen. wfo-0001354876
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Calamus robustus L.Linden & Rodigas Ill. Hort. 40: 19 (1893) wfo-0000759806
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Calamus rubiginosus Ridl. Agric. Bull. Straits Fed. Malay States , ser. 2, 2: 7 (1906) wfo-0000759873
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Calamus rudentum Mart. Hist. Nat. Palm. iii. 340. wfo-0000759884
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Calamus sessilifolius Burret Notizbl. Bot. Gart. Berlin-Dahlem 15: 7 (1940) wfo-0000760203
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Calamus sikkimensis W.Bull Nursery Cat. (William Bull) 199: 11 (1884) — wfo-1000047701
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Calamus siphonospathus var. siphonospathus – Unknown wfo-0000760354
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Calamus trinervis Hort.Bull. cf. W. Wats. in Gard. Chron. n.s., 22: 729. 1884 wfo-0000760863
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Calamus trinervis W.Watson Gard. Chron. n.s., 21: 729 (1884) wfo-1000047709
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Calamus verus Lour. Fl. Cochinch. : 210 (1790) wfo-0000761016
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Calamus viridispinus var. viridispinus – Unknown — wfo-0000761153
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Calamus wageneri hort. Vilm. Blumengärtn., ed. 3. 1: 1152, in syn. 1895 wfo-0001354877