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CalamusacanthospathusGriff.
CalcuttaJ.Nat.Hist.5:39(1845)

ThistaxonisacceptedbyWorldChecklistofSelectedPlantFamilies
Notes:Distribution:C.HimalayatoChina(Yunnan)andIndoChina

Biology
Evergreenforest.InLaosat1800m,inThailandat15001700m,inSouthYunnanat1600m.

[A,6]
Distribution
India (Northeast), Bhutan, Myanmar, China (Tibet, Southeast and South Yunnan), Thailand
(North)andLaos(North).

[A,6]
Conservation
Ofmoderateconcern.InIndochinaitapparentlyproducesatmostoneortwoadditionalstems
andsoprobablyregeneratespoorlyafterharvesting,puttingitatelevatedriskeventhoughitis
widespread and occurs in high altitude forests, which are less threatened by agriculture and
logging. It had declined severely due to harvesting in Sikkim over 100 years ago (Anderson
1869).

[A,6]
Uses
Thisspeciesishighlyvaluedforitsexcellentqualitysmalldiametercanethroughoutitsrange.
TherearesmalltrialplantationsinSouthYunnan.

[A,6]
CommonNames
waihom(LaoLoum),blongeur(Khamu),waihawm(Thailand)

[A,6]
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DistributionMap
Nativedistribution

Foundin

AsiaTemperateChinaChinaSouthCentral
Tibet
AsiaTropicalIndianSubcontinentAssam
EastHimalaya
Nepal
IndoChinaLaos
Myanmar
Thailand
Vietnam

[C,3,4]

Synonyms
CalamusfeanusBecc.
Calamusfeanusvar.medogensisS.J.Pei&S.Y.Chen
CalamusmontanusT.Anderson
CalamusyunnanensisGovaerts
Calamusyunnanensisvar.densiflorusS.J.Pei&S.Y.Chen
Calamusyunnanensisvar.intermediusS.J.Pei&S.Y.Chen
Palmijuncusacanthospathus(Griff.)Kuntze
Palmijuncusmontanus(T.Anderson)Kuntze

[C]

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Classification
ArecalesBromhead
ArecaceaeBercht.&J.Presl
CalamusL.
CalamusacanthospathusGriff.
[B,C]

Identifiers

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CalamusacanthospathusGriff.Protolog [A]

Data

Habitat TropicalMoistForest [C]

LifeForm Cl.phan. [C]

IUCNRedListStatus
SampledRedListIndex

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