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Calamoideae

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Kingdom
  
Plantae

Scientific name
  
Calamoideae

Rank
  
Subfamily

Order
  
Arecales

Higher classification
  
Palm trees

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Lower classifications
  
Calamus, Rattan, Raffia palm, Mauritia, Salak

The Calamoideae are a subfamily of the family Arecaceae containing 21 genera and about 620 species which are distributed worldwide.

Classification

The Calamoideae are divided into three tribes:

  • Tribe Calameae
  • Subtribe Calaminae
  • Calamus
  • Daemonorops
  • Subtribe Korthalsiinae
  • Korthalsia
  • Subtribe Metroxylinae
  • Metroxylon
  • Subtribe Pigafettinae
  • Pigafetta
  • Subtribe Plectocomiinae
  • Plectocomia
  • Subtribe Salaccinae
  • Salacca
  • Tribe Eugeissoneae
  • Eugeissona
  • Tribe Lepidocaryeae
  • Subtribe Ancistrophyllinae
  • Eremospatha
  • Laccosperma
  • Oncocalamus
  • Subtribe Mauritiinae
  • Lepidocaryum
  • Mauritia

    • References

    Calamoideae Wikipedia
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