Talk:Calamus (palm)

Calamus rudentum Roxb.
I have a reference that uses the taxa Calamus rudentum Roxb. This taxa is not currently supported, it is referred to in one source as an 'orthographic variant'. Fine, but I can't find an accepted synonym, is it that it is just Calamus rudentum Lour. or is it just a weird original publication with no obvious taxa to pin it to? Brunswicknic (talk) 13:05, 15 April 2020 (UTC)


 * Interesting. IPNI has three occurrences of Calamus rudentum, of which C. rudentum Lour. is the oldest and so the only valid one. "C. rudentum Roxb. " comes from this source, p. 72, according to IPNI. It appears to be just a listing by Roxburgh, so isn't actually a valid publication of a name. So I think that it probably is a name without an obvious taxon to pin it to, although it might be meant to be C. rudentum Lour. . I certainly can't see that it's an orth. var. Peter coxhead (talk) 18:27, 15 April 2020 (UTC)
 * Thanks Peter coxhead, maybe I should contact IPNI as they suggest, or wait for a new Arecaceae flora of Cambodia to replace Dy Phon