Calamus acanthospathus Griff.
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https://doi.org/ 10.15560/17.1.69 |
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https://treatment.plazi.org/id/284487AF-FFAF-FF9B-3893-FC8AFD29FA34 |
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Calamus acanthospathus Griff. |
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Calamus acanthospathus Griff. View in CoL
Figure 2B, C
Diagnostic characters. Stems solitary, 10 m long; stems with leaf sheath 2 cm in diameter; spines linear, triangu- lar 0.3–1 cm long. Knee 3 cm long, green, armed by ca 2 mm long spines; ocrea ca 5–6 mm long, spiny. Leaf 1 m long, ecirriate; petiole with single or paired spines ca 1 cm; leaflets regular, 8–13 per side, alternate, lanceo- late to ensiform, 30 cm long, acuminate, terminally free, veins 7 in numbers, vestigial cirri ca 2 mm. Flagella 2.5 m long, grapnel spines ca 6 mm long.
Distribution. Dima Hasao district; in dense forest.
Uses. Domestic uses (cane).
Material examined. INDIA • Assam, Khasi & Jaintia Hills, Jowai ; alt. 4500 feet; 6 Jan. 1916; Upendranath Kan- jilal leg.; ASSAM 30954, CAL 493911 View Materials . • Assam, Dima Hasao, Jatinga ; 25°06′24.2″N, 093°02′55.8″E; alt. 1203 m; 14 Nov. 2019; S Mehmud leg. GoogleMaps ; CH, ASSAM 96216 View Materials .
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Department of Botany, Swedish Museum of Natural History |
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