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Calamus subinermis

(Calamus subinermis)

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Description

The Calamus subinermis a variety of botanical genus Calamus . This is similar to the growth Nīkau of English , but growing up this tree. The name in English is rattan Palm . Calamus is a genus of the palm family Arecaceae. These are among several genera known as rattan palms. There are an estimated 400 species in this genus, all native to tropical and subtropical Asia, Africa, and Australia. They are mostly leaf-climbing lianas with slender, reedy stems. To aid scrambling some species have evolved hooks on the underside of the midrib, or more commonly by modified "pinnae" or tendrils in the form of stout, backward-pointing spines. These stems may grow to lengths of 200 metres.

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:
Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum:
Class: Liliopsida
Order:Arecales
Family:Arecaceae
Genus:Calamus
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