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Calamus formosanus

Botanic Family

Arecaceae

Author

Beccari

Common Names

• Tai wan sheng teng or Shui teng (Pinyin)
• Huang-teng (Taiwan)

Geographical Habitats

• Taiwan - China

Natural Habitats

• Forests
• lowland to montane rain forest

Flowering Times

Fruiting Times

Clustering climbing rattan palm to 20m. Leaf sheaths covered in yellowish spines to 20mm long, spiny leaves, 18-19 leaflets per sid. Inflorescence to 1800mm or more, 6mm male flowers. Fruit yellowish to 23mm x 15mm

Further References

• Bailey 1976
• Mobot
• FOC
• The Plant List 2
• Kew
• Palmweb