Daemonorops Explained

Daemonorops was a genus of rattan palms in the family Arecaceae.^[1] Its species are now included within the genus Calamus.^[2] Species now placed in Daemonorops are dioecious, with male and female flowers on separate individuals.^[3] They are found primarily in the tropics and subtropics of southeastern Asia with a few species extending into southern China and the Himalayas.^{[4] [5]}

Polysaccharides found in some former Daemonorops species are known for their medicinal anticoagulant properties.^[6]

Former species

Former species include:^[7]

• Daemonorops acamptostachys Becc. – Sarawak
• Daemonorops acehensis Rustiami – Sumatra
• Daemonorops affinis Becc. – Mindanao
• Daemonorops angustifolia (Griff.) Mart. – Thailand, Malaysia
• Daemonorops aruensis Becc. – Aru Islands
• Daemonorops asteracantha Becc. – Borneo
• Daemonorops atra J.Dransf. – Borneo
• Daemonorops aurea Renuka & Vijayak. – Andaman Islands
• Daemonorops banggiensis J.Dransf. – Sabah
• Daemonorops beguinii Burret – Maluku
• Daemonorops binnendijkii Becc. – Sumatra
• Daemonorops brachystachys Furtado – Sumatra, Malaysia
• Daemonorops brevicaulis A.J.Hend. & N.Q.Dung – Vietnam
• Daemonorops calapparia (Mart.) Blume – Maluku
• Daemonorops calicarpa (Griff.) Mart. – Sumatra, Malaysia
• Daemonorops clemensiana Becc. – Mindanao
• Daemonorops collarifera Becc. – Sarawak
• Daemonorops confusa Furtado – Sumatra
• Daemonorops crinita Blume – Sumatra, Kalimantan
• Daemonorops cristata Becc. – Sarawak
• Daemonorops curranii Becc. – Palawan
• Daemonorops depressiuscula (Miq. ex H.Wendl.) Becc . – Sumatra
• Daemonorops didymophylla Becc. – Thailand, Malaysia, Borneo, Sumatra
• Daemonorops draco (Willd.) Blume, dragon's blood palm – Thailand, Malaysia, Borneo, Sumatra. Synonymous with Calamus draco Willd.
• Daemonorops dracuncula Ridl. – Mentawai
• Daemonorops dransfieldii Rustiami – Sumatra
• Daemonorops elongata Blume – Borneo
• Daemonorops fissa Blume – Borneo
• Daemonorops fissilis (A.J.Hend., N.K.Ban & N.Q.Dung) A.J.Hend. – Vietnam
• Daemonorops forbesii Becc. – Sumatra
• Daemonorops formicaria Becc. – Borneo
• Daemonorops geniculata (Griff.) Mart. – Thailand, Malaysia, Sumatra
• Daemonorops gracilipes (Miq.) Becc. – Sumatra
• Daemonorops gracilis Becc. – Palawan
• Daemonorops grandis (Griff.) Mart. – Thailand, Malaysia = Calamus grandis
• Daemonorops hirsuta Blume – Malaysia, Borneo, Sumatra
• Daemonorops horrida Burret – Sumatra
• Daemonorops ingens J.Dransf. – Borneo
• Calamus jenkinsianus|Daemonorops jenkinsiana (Griff.) Mart. – Guangdong, Guangxi, Hainan, Taiwan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, India, Laos, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand, Vietnam
• Daemonorops korthalsii Blume – Borneo
• Daemonorops kunstleri Becc. – Thailand, Malaysia
• Daemonorops kurziana Hook.f. ex Becc. – Thailand, Malaysia, Andaman Islands
• Daemonorops lamprolepis Becc. – Sulawesi
• Daemonorops leptopus (Griff.) Mart. – Thailand, Malaysia
• Daemonorops lewisiana (Griff.) Mart. – Thailand, Malaysia, Sumatra
• Daemonorops loheriana Becc. – Philippines
• Daemonorops longipes (Griff.) Mart. – Thailand, Malaysia, Sumatra, Borneo
• Daemonorops longispatha Becc. – Borneo
• Daemonorops longispinosa Burret – Sumatra
• Daemonorops longistipes Burret – Sabah, Sarawak
• Daemonorops macrophylla Becc. – Thailand, Malaysia
• Daemonorops macroptera (Miq.) Becc. – Sulawesi
• Daemonorops maculata J.Dransf. – Sarawak
• Daemonorops manii Becc. – Andaman Islands
• Daemonorops megalocarpa Burret – Sumatra
• Daemonorops melanochaetes Blume – Thailand, Malaysia, Sumatra, Java
• Daemonorops micracantha (Griff.) Becc. – Malaysia, Borneo
• Daemonorops microcarpa Burret – Sumatra
• Daemonorops microstachys Becc. – Borneo
• Daemonorops mirabilis (Mart.) Mart. – Kalimantan
• Daemonorops mogeana Rustiami – Sulawesi
• Daemonorops mollis (Blanco) Merr. – Philippines
• Daemonorops mollispina J.Dransf. – Vietnam
• Daemonorops monticola (Griff.) Mart. – Thailand, Malaysia
• Daemonorops nigra (Willd.) Blume – Maluku
• Daemonorops nuichuaensis (A.J.Hend., N.K.Ban & N.Q.Dung) A.J.Hend. – Vietnam
• Daemonorops oblata J.Dransf. – Borneo
• Daemonorops oblonga (Reinw. ex Blume) Blume – Java
• Daemonorops ochrolepis Becc. – Philippines
• Daemonorops ocreata A.J.Hend. & N.Q.Dung – Vietnam
• Daemonorops oligolepis Becc. – Mindanao
• Daemonorops oligophylla Becc. – Perak
• Daemonorops oxycarpa Becc. – Borneo
• Daemonorops pachyrostris Becc. – Kalimantan
• Daemonorops palembanica Blume – Sumatra
• Daemonorops pannosa Becc. – Mindanao
• Daemonorops pedicellaris Becc. – Leyte, Mindanao
• Daemonorops periacantha Miq. – Malaysia, Sumatra, Borneo
• Daemonorops plagiocycla Burret – Sumatra
• Daemonorops poilanei J.Dransf. – Vietnam
• Daemonorops polita Fernando – Mindanao
• Daemonorops pumila Van Valk. – Kalimantan
• Daemonorops rarispinosa Renuka & Vijayak. – Andaman Islands
• Daemonorops riedeliana (Miq.) Becc. – Sulawesi
• Daemonorops robusta Warb. ex Becc. – Sulawesi, Maluku
• Daemonorops rubra (Reinw. ex Mart.) Blume – Java
• Daemonorops ruptilis Becc. – Borneo
• Daemonorops sabut Becc. – Malaysia, Sumatra, Borneo, Thailand
• Daemonorops sarasinorum Warb. ex Becc. – Sulawesi
• Daemonorops scapigera Becc. – Johor, Borneo, Natuna Islands, Sumatra
• Daemonorops schlechteri Burret – Sulawesi
• Daemonorops sekundurensis Rustiami & Zumaidar – Sumatra
• Daemonorops sepal Becc. – Malaysia, Thailand
• Daemonorops serpentina J.Dransf. – Sabah
• Daemonorops siberutensis Rustiami – Siberut
• Daemonorops singalana Becc. – Sumatra
• Daemonorops sparsiflora Becc. – Borneo
• Daemonorops spectabilis Becc. – Borneo
• Daemonorops stenophylla Becc. – Sumatra
• Daemonorops takanensis Rustiami – Sulawesi
• Daemonorops treubiana Becc. – described 1911 from material collected in unknown location; probably extinct
• Daemonorops trichroa Miq. – Sumatra
• Daemonorops unijuga J.Dransf. – Sarawak
• Daemonorops urdanetana Becc. – Mindanao
• Daemonorops uschdraweitiana Burret – Sumatra
• Daemonorops verticillaris (Griff.) Mart. – Malaysia, Thailand, Sumatra
• Daemonorops wrightmyoensis Renuka & Vijayak. – Andaman Islands

Notes and References

1. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:31197-1 POWO: Daemonorops Blume
2. Baker. William J.. Dransfield. John. 2016. Beyond Genera Palmarum: progress and prospects in palm systematics. Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society. en. 182. 2. 207–233. 10.1111/boj.12401. free.
3. Revision of the rattan genus Daemonorops (Palmae: Calamoideae) in Sulawesi using a phenetic analysis approach. H.. Rustiami. J. P.. Mogea. S. S.. Tjitrosoedirdjo. Gardens' Bulletin Singapore. 63. 2011. 17–30.
4. http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/namedetail.do?name_id=55678 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
5. http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=2&taxon_id=109227 Flora of China, Vol. 23 Page 142, 黄藤属 huang teng shu, Daemonorops Blume in Schultes & J. H Schultes, Syst. Veg. 7: 1333. 1830
6. Gibbs A . Green C . Doctor VM. . Isolation and anticoagulant properties of polysaccharides of Typha Augustata and Daemonorops species . Thromb. Res. . 1983 . 32 . 2 . 97–108 . 10.1016/0049-3848(83)90021-X . 6658717.
7. Web site: Plants of the World Online Kew Science . 2024-01-02 . Plants of the World Online . en.