Calamoideae
| Calamoideae | |
|---|---|
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| calamus gibbsianus. | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Monocots |
| (unranked): | Commelinids |
| Order: | Arecales |
| Family: | Arecaceae |
| Subfamily: | Calamoideae Griff.[1] |
| 3 Tribes | |
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see text. | |
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The Calamoideae are a subfamily of the family Arecaceae containing 21 genera and about 620 species which are distributed world wide.[1]
Classification
The Calamoideae are divided into three tribes:[2]
- Tribe Calameae (Rattan)
- Subtribe Calaminae
- Subtribe Korthalsiinae
- Subtribe Metroxylinae
- Subtribe Pigafettinae
- Subtribe Plectocomiinae
- Subtribe Salaccinae
- Tribe Eugeissoneae
- Tribe Lepidocaryeae
- Subtribe Ancistrophyllinae
- Subtribe Mauritiinae
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 John Leslie Dowe. Australian Palms: Biogeography, Ecology and Systematics. p. 55. Retrieved April 20, 2012.
- ↑ http://zipcodezoo.com/Key/Plantae/Calamoideae_Subfamily.asp