VoL * PALMAE 147 



10. CALAMUS Linnaeus 



CALAMUS ARUGDA Becc. in Philip. Journ. Sci. 4 (1909) Bot. 622, 14 

 (1919) 352. 



Luzon (Cagayan), F. B. 6649 Klemme, 26618 Velasco. In primary 

 forests at low altitudes. Endemic. 



Local names: Arugda (Ibn.) ; uai (Ilk.). 



CALAMUS BICOLOR Becc. in Leafl. Philip. Bot. 8 (1919) 3055, Philip. 

 Journ. Sci. 14 (1919) 356, Ann. Bot. Gard. Calcutta 11 Suppl. 126, 

 t. 73 ined. 

 Mindanao (Davao), Elmer 10541, 10618. In primary forests, altitudes 

 1,200 to 1,800 m. Endemic. 



Local names: Lasi (Bag.); rasi (Bag.); sambonotan (Bag.). 



CALAMUS BLANCOI Kunth Enum. 3 (1841) 595; Mart. Hist. Nat. Palm. 

 3 (1849) 343; Walp. Ann. 3 (1853) 492, 5 (1858) 832; Miq.'Fl. 

 Ind. Bat. 3 (1855) 139; Becc. Rec. Bot. Surv. India 2 (1902) 204, 

 Webbia 1 (1905) 346, Philip. Journ. Sci. 4 (1909) Bot. 635, 14 

 (1919) 349, Ann. Bot. Gard. Calcutta 11 (1908) 82, 216, t. 64, 

 Leafl. Philip. Bot. 8 (1919) 3048; Merr. in Govt. Lab. Publ. 

 (Philip.) 27 (1905) 88, Sp. Blancoanae (1918) 86. 

 Calamus gracilis Blanco PI. Filip. (1837) 267, ed. 2 (1845) 186, 



ed. 3, 1 (1877) 332, non Roxb. 

 Calamus buroensis Naves Novis. App. (1882) 275, Vidal Cat. PI. 



Prov. Manila (1880) 47, non Mart. 

 Calamus brevifrons Mart. Hist. Nat. Palm. 3 (1849) 338; Walp. 

 Ann. 3 (1853) 488; Miq. Fl. Ind. Bat. 3 (1855) 127; Naves 

 Novis. App. (1882) 275. 

 Calamus parvifolius Vidal Phan. Cuming. Philip. (1885) 154, non 

 Roxb. 

 Luzon (Ilocos Norte!, Cuming 1225, Zambales, Bataan, Bulacan), Leyte, 

 Mindanao (Zamboanga). Elmer 7282, (Loher 1376), Merrill Sp. Blancoanae 

 791, F. B. 4.819 Hutchinson, 887 Maule, 24-697 Lazaro, B. S. 33047 Ramos. 

 In forests at low altitudes. Endemic. 



Local names: Abit (Sbl.) ; alip (Sul.) ; talola (Tag.); u-uai (Ibn.); 

 yantok (Tag.), 



CALAMUS CUMINGIANUS Becc. in Rec. Bot. Surv. Ind. 2 (1902) 210, 



Webbia 1 (1905) 346, Ann. Bot. Gard. Calcutta 11 (1908) 99, 



348, t. 142, Leafl. Philip. Bot. 8 (1919) 3050, Philip. Journ. Sci. 



14 (1919) 351. 



Luzon (Tayabas), Mindanao (Agusan), Cuming 762, Elmer 13646. In 



primary forests at low and medium altitudes. Endemic. 

 Local name: Douung-douung (Mbo.). 



CALAMUS DIEPENHORSTII Miq. Fl. Ind. Bat. Suppl. (1860-61) 



594; Becc. in Ann. Bot. Gard. Calcutta 11 (1908) 96, 322, t. 126, 



var. EXULANS Becc. in Philip. Journ. Sci. 4 (1909) Bot. 627, 6 



(1911) Bot. 230, 14 (1919) 350. 



Polillo, Palawan, Merrill 9357, B. S. 756 Foxworthy, 9111 Robinson 



(Loher 7054 from Rizal Province, Luzon, originally referred here by Beccari 



is C. filispadix Becc. fide Beccari) . In primary forests at low altitudes. 



The variety endemic, the species in the Malay Peninsula, Sumatra', and 



(?) Borneo. 



