Calamus longisetus
| Calamus longisetus | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Arecales |
| Family: | Arecaceae |
| Genus: | Calamus |
| Species: | C. longisetus |
| Binomial name | |
| Calamus longisetus | |
Calamus longisetus is a rattan liana in the family Arecaceae endemic to the rainforests of the Andaman Islands south of Burma. It is noteworthy for the extreme length of its flagella (spiney, tendril-like extensions of the frond's rachis used in climbing into the forest canopy). According to Henderson, these flagella can be up to 13 m (43 ft) long.[1]
References
- ^ Henderson, Andrew (2009). Palms of Southern Asia. Prindeton, N.J.: N.Y. Botanical Garden and Princeton Univ. Press. p. 73.