Appendix II

Genus

Number of species

Geographic distribution

Calamus L.
(Latin - a cane or reed)

370-400

Equatorial Africa, India, southern China, south to Australia and the western Pacific

Calospatha Becc.
(Greek - beautiful bract)

1

Peninsular Malaysia

Ceratolobus Bl.
(Greek - horned capsule)

6

Peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra, Borneo, Java

Daemonorops Bl.
(Greek - demon bush).

115

India, southern China, south through Malay Archipelago to western New Guinea

Desmoncus Mart.
(Greek - banded hooks)

~ 7

Southern Mexico to southern Brazil and Bolivia

Eremospatha
(Mann & Wendl.) Wendl. (Latin - spatheless)

11 (one new species recently described; another new species in press

Humid tropical West Africa and into Congo Basin

Korthalsia Bl.
(P.W. Korthals 1807-1892, Dutch botanist).

~ 26

Indochina and Myanmar to New Guinea

Laccosperma
(G. Mann & H. Wendl.) Drude(Latin - hole-in-the-seed)

6 (another new species in press)

Humid tropical West, Southern and East Africa

Myrialepis Becc.
(Greek - countless scales)

1

Indo-China, Thailand, Myanmar, Peninsular Malaysia and Sumatra

Oncocalamus
(G. Mann & H. Wendl.) H. Wendl. Hooker (Latin - hooked cane)

4 (one new species recently described)

Humid tropical Africa: SE Nigeria west and south to Cameroon, Gabon, Equatorial Guinea and northern Congo

Plectocomia Mart. ex Bl. (Greek - plaited hair)

~ 16

Himalayas and southern China to western Malesia

Plectocomiopsis Becc.
(like Plectocomia)

5

Thailand, Peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra, Borneo, Lao PDR

Pogonotium J. Dransf.
(Greek - bearded ears, referring to the auricles)

3

Peninsular Malaysia and Borneo

Retispatha J. Dransf.
(Latin - net-like bracts)

1

Borneo