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Notes on Calamus (Palmae) in China: C. oxycarpus, C. albidus, and C. macrorhynchus

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Confusion over three taxa ofCalamus in China—C. oxycarpus, C. oxycarpus var.angustifolius, andC. macrorhynchus—is resolved.Calamus oxycarpus var.angustifolius is recognized at the species level, asC. albidus. A key, complete descriptions, and distribution maps are given for the three species.

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  1. South China Botanical Institute, 510650, Guangzhou, China

    Lixiu Guo

  2. The New York Botanical Garden, 200th Street and Kazimiroff Boulevard, 10458, Bronx, NY, USA

    Andrew Henderson

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Guo, L., Henderson, A. Notes on Calamus (Palmae) in China: C. oxycarpus, C. albidus, and C. macrorhynchus. Brittonia 59, 350–353 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1663/0007-196X(2007)59[350:NOCPIC]2.0.CO;2

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