Calamus tenuis

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Calamus tenuis
Bush of Calamus tenuis 4.jpg
In Bangladesh
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Arecales
Family: Arecaceae
Genus: Calamus
Species:
C. tenuis
Binomial name
Calamus tenuis
Synonyms [2]
  • Palmijuncus tenuis (Roxb.) Kuntze
  • Calamus amarus Lour.
  • Calamus delessertianus Becc.
  • Calamus heliotropium Buch.-Ham. ex Mart.
  • Calamus royleanus Griff.
  • Palmijuncus amarus (Lour.) Kuntze
  • Palmijuncus heliotropium (Buch.-Ham. ex Mart.) Kuntze
  • Palmijuncus royleanus (Griff.) Kuntze
  • Rotang royleanus (Griff.) Baill.

Calamus tenuis is a species of flowering plant in the family Arecaceae. It is native to Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, India, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam, Java and Sumatra. [1]

Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. It is threatened by habitat loss. [3]

References

  1. 1 2 Lansdown, R.V. (2011). "Calamus tenuis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2011 e.T199688A9117768. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-2.RLTS.T199688A9117768.en . Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  2. 1 2 "Calamus tenuis Roxb". Plants of the World Online . Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew . Retrieved 25 November 2025.
  3. "Global species". Archived from the original on 2014-04-20. Retrieved 2011-12-29.