Calamus pygmaeus
Species of palm
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Calamus pygmaeus is a species of rattan palm native to western Sarawak state in Malaysian Borneo.[1] It is a subshrub most notable for having plantlets at the end of its fronds (very unusual for a palm) which enable asexual reproduction.[2]
| Calamus pygmaeus | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Arecales |
| Family: | Arecaceae |
| Genus: | Calamus |
| Species: | C. pygmaeus |
| Binomial name | |
| Calamus pygmaeus | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Palmijuncus pygmaeus (Becc.) Kuntze | |
The species was first described by Odoardo Beccari in 1886.[1]
