Plant Details

Accepted name:: Calamus melanochaetes (Blume) Miq. [Arecaceae]
Source:: World Checklist ( High Taxonomic Confidence )
More about this plant:: Plants of the World Online

Non-scientific name:	Class of name:	Medicinal source:
vetra	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007)
yāng wāng	Other	Med. Pl. of Limu Mountains, China (Zheng et al., 2013)
省藤	Other	Polyglot Asian Med.: Chinese Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)

Part(s) of plant used:	Drug form:	Medicinal source:
roots		Med. Pl. of Limu Mountains, China (Zheng et al., 2013)
		Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007)

Kew's taxonomic resources include 92 scientific synonym(s) for this plant:

Calamus fissus (Blume) Miq. Nieuwe Verh. Eerste Kl. Kon. Ned. Inst. Wetensch. Amsterdam, ser. 3, 3: 6 (1850).
Calamus jenkinsianus Griff. Calcutta J. Nat. Hist. 5: 81 (1845).
Calamus margaritae Hance J. Bot. 12: 266 (1874).
Daemonorops angustifolia (Griff.) Mart. Hist. Nat. Palm. 3: 327 (1853).
Daemonorops fissa Blume Rumphia 3: 17 (1847).
Daemonorops grandis (Griff.) Mart. Hist. Nat. Palm. 3: 327 (1853).
Daemonorops hallieriana Becc. Ann. Roy. Bot. Gard. (Calcutta) 12(1): 218 (1911).
Daemonorops jenkinsiana (Griff.) Mart. Hist. Nat. Palm. 3: 327 (1853).
Daemonorops kurziana Hook.f. ex Becc. in J.D.Hooker, Fl. Brit. India 6: 463 (1893).
Daemonorops margaritae (Hance) Becc. Rec. Bot. Surv. India 2: 220 (1902).
Daemonorops melanochaetes Blume in J.J.Roemer & J.A.Schultes, Syst. Veg., ed. 15[bis]. 7: 1333 (1830).
Daemonorops palembanica Blume Rumphia 3: 20 (1847).
Daemonorops trichroa Miq. Fl. Ned. Ind., Eerste Bijv.: 952 (1861).
Acanthophoenix grandis André Rev. Hort. (Paris) 67: 250 (1895).
Calamus acanthopis Griff. Palms Brit. E. Ind.: t. 216 (1850).
Calamus angustifolius Griff. Calcutta J. Nat. Hist. 5: 89 (1845).
Calamus aureus (Renuka & Vijayak.) W.J.Baker Phytotaxa 197(2): 141 (2015), nom. illeg.
Calamus binnendijkii (Becc.) W.J.Baker Phytotaxa 197(2): 141 (2015).
Calamus grandis Griff. Calcutta J. Nat. Hist. 5: 84 (1845).
Calamus hygrophilus Griff. Palms Brit. E. Ind.: t. 213 C (1850).
Calamus intermedius Griff. Calcutta J. Nat. Hist. 5: 86 (1845).
Calamus kurzianus (Hook.f. ex Becc.) W.J.Baker Phytotaxa 197(2): 145 (2015).
Calamus lewisianus Griff. Calcutta J. Nat. Hist. 5: 87 (1845).
Calamus luteus W.J.Baker Phytotaxa 204: 235 (2015).
Calamus manii (Becc.) W.J.Baker Phytotaxa 197(2): 146 (2015).
Calamus monticola Griff. Calcutta J. Nat. Hist. 5: 90 (1845).
Calamus nutantiflorus Griff. Calcutta J. Nat. Hist. 5: 79 (1845).
Calamus pachyrostris (Becc.) W.J.Baker Phytotaxa 197(2): 147 (2015).
Calamus palembanicus (Blume) Miq. Verh. Kon. Akad. Wetensch., Afd. Natuurk. 11(5): 29 (1868).
Calamus rarispinosus (Renuka & Vijayak.) W.J.Baker Phytotaxa 197(2): 148 (2015).
Calamus sepal (Becc.) W.J.Baker Phytotaxa 197(2): 149 (2015).
Calamus singalanus (Becc.) W.J.Baker Phytotaxa 197(2): 149 (2015).
Calamus stenophyllus (Becc.) W.J.Baker Phytotaxa 197(2): 149 (2015).
Calamus treubianus (Becc.) W.J.Baker Phytotaxa 197(2): 149 (2015).
Calamus trichrous (Miq.) Miq. Verh. Kon. Akad. Wetensch., Afd. Natuurk. 11(5): 28 (1868).
Calamus wrightmyoensis (Renuka & Vijayak.) W.J.Baker Phytotaxa 197(2): 150 (2015).
Daemonorops aciculata Ridl. Mat. Fl. Malay. Penins. 2: 176 (1907).
Daemonorops angustispatha Furtado Gard. Bull. Straits Settlem. 9: 161 (1937).
Daemonorops aruensis Becc. Ann. Roy. Bot. Gard. (Calcutta) 12(1): 50 (1911).
Daemonorops aurea Renuka & Vijayak. Rheedea 4: 122 (1994).
Daemonorops bakauensis Becc. Ann. Roy. Bot. Gard. (Calcutta) 12(1): 220 (1911).
Daemonorops binnendijkii Becc. Ann. Roy. Bot. Gard. (Calcutta) 12(1): 67 (1911).
Daemonorops carcharodon Ridl. Mat. Fl. Malay. Penins. 2: 178 (1907).
Daemonorops cinnamomea Schaedtler Hamburger Garten- Blumenzeitung 31: 161 (1875).
Daemonorops curtisii Furtado Gard. Bull. Straits Settlem. 9: 164 (1937).
Daemonorops fissa var. cinnamomea Becc. Rec. Bot. Surv. India 2: 219 (1902), nom. nud.
Daemonorops grandis var. megacarpus Furtado Gard. Bull. Singapore 14: 67 (1953).
Daemonorops hygrophila (Griff.) Mart. Hist. Nat. Palm. 3: 328 (1853).
Daemonorops imbellis Becc. Rec. Bot. Surv. India 2: 220 (1902).
Daemonorops intermedia (Griff.) Mart. Hist. Nat. Palm. 3: 327 (1853).
Daemonorops javanica Furtado Gard. Bull. Straits Settlem. 9: 170 (1937).
Daemonorops jenkinsiana var. tenasserimica Becc. Ann. Roy. Bot. Gard. (Calcutta) 12(1): 44 (1911).
Daemonorops kiahii Furtado Gard. Bull. Singapore 14: 73 (1953).
Daemonorops kirtong Griff. Palms Brit. E. Ind.: 102 (1850).
Daemonorops laciniata Furtado Gard. Bull. Singapore 14: 75 (1953).
Daemonorops lewisiana (Griff.) Mart. Hist. Nat. Palm. 3: 327 (1853).
Daemonorops malaccensis Mart. Hist. Nat. Palm. 3: 327 (1853).
Daemonorops manii Becc. in J.D.Hooker, Fl. Brit. India 6: 463 (1893).
Daemonorops melanochaetes var. depressiglobus Teijsm. & Binn. ex Becc. Ann. Roy. Bot. Gard. (Calcutta) 12(1): 50 (1911).
Daemonorops melanochaetes var. macrocarpus Becc. Ann. Roy. Bot. Gard. (Calcutta) 12(1): 49 (1911).
Daemonorops melanochaetes var. macrocymbus Becc. Ann. Roy. Bot. Gard. (Calcutta) 12(1): 49 (1911).
Daemonorops melanochaetes var. microcarpus Teijsm. & Binn. ex Becc. Ann. Roy. Bot. Gard. (Calcutta) 12(1): 48 (1911).
Daemonorops melanochaetes var. padangensis Becc. Ann. Roy. Bot. Gard. (Calcutta) 12(1): 49 (1911).
Daemonorops monticola (Griff.) Mart. Hist. Nat. Palm. 3: 328 (1853).
Daemonorops nurii Furtado Gard. Bull. Singapore 14: 85 (1953).
Daemonorops nutantiflora (Griff.) Mart. Hist. Nat. Palm. 3: 326 (1853).
Daemonorops ornata W.Bull Gard. Chron., n.s., 3: 523 (1875).
Daemonorops pachyrostris Becc. Ann. Roy. Bot. Gard. (Calcutta) 12(1): 217 (1911).
Daemonorops pierreana Becc. Rec. Bot. Surv. India 2: 220 (1902).
Daemonorops pseudosepal Becc. in J.D.Hooker, Fl. Brit. India 6: 465 (1893).
Daemonorops rarispinosa Renuka & Vijayak. Rheedea 4: 125 (1994).
Daemonorops schmidtiana Becc. Bot. Tidsskr. 29: 98 (1909).
Daemonorops scortechinii Becc. Ann. Roy. Bot. Gard. (Calcutta) 12(1): 81 (1911).
Daemonorops sepal Becc. in J.D.Hooker, Fl. Brit. India 6: 465 (1893).
Daemonorops singalana Becc. Rec. Bot. Surv. India 2: 219 (1902).
Daemonorops stenophylla Becc. Rec. Bot. Surv. India 2: 220 (1902).
Daemonorops tabacina Becc. in J.D.Hooker, Fl. Brit. India 6: 466 (1893).
Daemonorops treubiana Becc. Ann. Roy. Bot. Gard. (Calcutta) 12(1): 75 (1911).
Daemonorops wrightmyoensis Renuka & Vijayak. Rheedea 4: 125 (1994).
Palmijuncus fissus (Blume) Kuntze Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 733 (1891).
Palmijuncus grandis (Griff.) Kuntze Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 733 (1891).
Palmijuncus hygrophilus (Griff.) Kuntze Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 733 (1891).
Palmijuncus intermedius (Griff.) Kuntze Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 733 (1891).
Palmijuncus jenkinsianus (Griff.) Kuntze Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 733 (1891).
Palmijuncus lewisianus (Griff.) Kuntze Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 733 (1891).
Palmijuncus malaccensis (Mart.) Kuntze Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 733 (1891).
Palmijuncus margaritae (Hance) Kuntze Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 733 (1891).
Palmijuncus monticola (Griff.) Kuntze Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 733 (1891).
Palmijuncus nutantiflorus (Griff.) Kuntze Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 732 (1891).
Palmijuncus palembanicus (Blume) Kuntze Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 732 (1891).
Palmijuncus trichrous (Miq.) Kuntze Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 733 (1891).
Rotang palembanicus (Blume) Baill. Hist. Pl. 13: 300 (1895).

This plant is cited in medicinal sources using the following names:

Name as published:	Medicinal source:
Calamus fissus (Blume) Miq.	World Checklist of Useful Pl. Spp. (Diazgranados et al., 2020)
Calamus jenkinsianus Griff.	WHODrug Herbal Substances, Suppl. 2021 (WHO-UMC, 2021) World Checklist of Useful Pl. Spp. (Diazgranados et al., 2020)
Calamus margaritae Hance	Zhonghua Bencao: Materia Medica of China (1998)
Calamus melanochaetes	Consv. of Indonesian Med. Pl. (Cahyaningsih, 2020)
Daemonorops angustifolius	Consv. of Indonesian Med. Pl. (Cahyaningsih, 2020)
Daemonorops fissus	Consv. of Indonesian Med. Pl. (Cahyaningsih, 2020)
Daemonorops grandis	Consv. of Indonesian Med. Pl. (Cahyaningsih, 2020)
Daemonorops hallieriana Becc.	World Dictionary of Med. & Pois. Pl. (Quattrocchi, 2012)
Daemonorops jenkinsiana (Griff.) Mart.	WHODrug Herbal Substances (WHO-UMC, 2019) World Dictionary of Med. & Pois. Pl. (Quattrocchi, 2012)
Daemonorops jenkinsianaMart.	Med. Pl. of Limu Mountains, China (Zheng et al., 2013)
Daemonorops jenkinsianus Mart.	Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007)
Daemonorops kurziana Hook.f.	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
Daemonorops margaritae (Hance) Becc.	Polyglot Asian Med.: Chinese Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022) Zhonghua Bencao: Materia Medica of China (1998)
Daemonorops melanochaetes	Consv. of Indonesian Med. Pl. (Cahyaningsih, 2020)
Daemonorops melanochaetes Bl.	Consv. of Indonesian Med. Pl. (Cahyaningsih, 2020)
Daemonorops palembanicus	Consv. of Indonesian Med. Pl. (Cahyaningsih, 2020)
Daemonorops palembanicus Bl.	Consv. of Indonesian Med. Pl. (Cahyaningsih, 2020)
Daemonorops trichrous	Consv. of Indonesian Med. Pl. (Cahyaningsih, 2020)

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