Calamus inermis

Calamus inermis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Arecales
Family: Arecaceae
Genus: Calamus
Species:
C. inermis
Binomial name
Calamus inermis
Synonyms[2]
List
    • Calamus banlingensis Cheng Y.Yang, Zheng H.Yang & J.Lu
    • Calamus distichus var. shangsiensis S.J.Pei & S.Y.Chen
    • Calamus doriaei Becc.
    • Calamus giganteus var. robustus S.J.Pei & S.Y.Chen
    • Calamus inermis var. menghaiensis San Y.Chen, S.J.Pei & K.L.Wang
    • Calamus khasianus Becc.
    • Calamus multinervis var. menglaensis San Y.Chen, S.J.Pei & K.L.Wang
    • Calamus nambariensis var. alpinus S.J.Pei & S.Y.Chen
    • Calamus nambariensis var. furfuraceus S.J.Pei & S.Y.Chen
    • Calamus nambariensis var. menglongensis S.J.Pei & S.Y.Chen
    • Calamus nambariensis var. xishuangbannaensis S.J.Pei & S.Y.Chen
    • Calamus nambariensis var. yingjiangensis S.J.Pei & S.Y.Chen
    • Calamus obovoideus S.J.Pei & S.Y.Chen
    • Calamus palustris var. longistachys S.J.Pei & S.Y.Chen
    • Calamus platyacanthoides Merr.
    • Calamus platyacanthus Warb. ex Becc.
    • Calamus platyacanthus var. longicarpus San Y.Chen & K.L.Wang
    • Calamus platyacanthus var. mediostachys S.J.Pei & S.Y.Chen
    • Calamus polydesmus Becc.
    • Calamus simplicifolius C.F.Wei
    • Calamus wailong S.J.Pei & S.Y.Chen
    • Palmijuncus inermis (T.Anderson) Kuntze

Calamus inermis (synonym C. wailong[3]) is a species of flowering plant in the family Arecaceae. It is a liana native to Indochina (Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, and Vietnam), Yunnan and Hainan in China, northeastern India, and Bangladesh.[4] Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical seasonal forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.[1]

The species was first described by Thomas Anderson in 1869.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b Wheatcroft, H. 2025. Calamus inermis. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2025: e.T253573694A161421040. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2025-2.RLTS.T253573694A161421040.en. Accessed 11 March 2026.
  2. ^ a b "Calamus inermis T.Anderson". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 11 March 2026.
  3. ^ POWO: Calamus wailong S.J.Pei & S.Y.Chen
  4. ^ Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families, Calamus wailong