list of figures - Terry Sunderland

altitude regions of east Africa >1500m. This species is usually found in forest under a
canopy, but also occurs in open areas where it often forms dense thickets.
Notes
Beccari (1908) admitted the close relationship of the African species of Calamus he
described, and his treatment of the African representatives of this genus, along those
of Drude (1895) and de Wildeman (1904), was reasonable given the fragmentary and
often rather poor quality material at their disposal. The fact that Calamus in Africa has
been the cause of some taxonomic problems has been undoubtedly due to the
recognition of poorly-defined infraspecific variation. However, from recent
examination of herbarium specimens and field observations, it is clear that Calamus in
Africa is represented by a single polymorphic species.
Specimens examined
GAMBIA: Anderson 131, Fr. July 10, 1975 (MO!); Heudelot 372, stam. 1839 (K!); Ingram s.n. sterile
s.d. (K!); Starin 136, Aboko F.R., Fr., January 20, 1992 (K!); Starin 28, Aboko F.R., Fr., December
1979 (K!); SÈNÈGAL: Berhaut 877, Sangalkam (14.47N:17.12W) stam. December, 1950 (BR!);
Vanden-Berghen 1752, Casamance (12.51N:15.17W) sterile, January 4, 1977 (MO!, BR!); Vanden-
Berghen 4094, Badioure (12.53N:16.08W) stam. November 11, 1980 (BR!); Vanden-Berghen 5264,
Bouyouye (12.26N:16.44W) pist. July 19, 1982 (BR!); GUINEA-CONAKRY: Chillou 1905, Kouyaya
(10.25N:12.37W) sterile, March 19, 1940 (K!, BR!); Ory 216, Fula Kunda (13.15N:16.37W) sterile,
January 25, 1954 (K!); SIERRA LEONE: Deighton 1847, Taisma, Central Province, Fr. July 8, 1930
(K!); Deighton 2592, Njala (08.06N:10.46W) sterile, January 1, 1933 (K!); Mann 895, Bagroo River
(07.45N:12.50W) sterile, April 1861 (K!, FI!); Scott-Elliot 4738, Kambia (08.41N:13.03W) sterile,
January 8, 1892 (K!); Scott-Elliot 5121, Musaia (09.27N:11.25W), sterile, March 10, 1892 (K!); Small
455, River Seli, Fr., September 5, 1951 (K!); Thomas 2753, Jigaya, stam. September 28, 1914 (K!);
LIBERIA: Linder 1078, Piatah (07.12N:09.28W) sterile, October 15, 1926 (K!, MO!, WAG!); Linder
1116, Piatah (07.12N:09.28W) stam., October 17, 1926 (K!, MO!); Linder 1226, Gbanga
(06.59N:09.28W) sterile, October 24, 1926 (K!, WAG!); Whyte s.n., near Kabatown (06.21N:10.43W)
stam., April 1904 K!; CÔTE D'IVOIRE: Hepper & Maley 8041, Mont des Dans near Santa
(08.16N:08.07W) pist., February 3, 1984 (K!); Hepper & Maley 8177, Taï Forest (05.38N:07.08W)
sterile, February 9, 1984 (K!); Leeuwenberg 2524, 61km N of Sassandra (06.10N: 05.19W) stam.,
January 21, 1959 (WAG!); Leeuwenberg 2882, 18km NW of Sassandra (06.15N:05.00W) stam.,
November 26, 1960 (K!, WAG!); Oldeman 571, 9km ENE of Bereby (04.34N:07.00W) seedling,
November 9, 1963 (WAG!); Oldeman 589, 3km E of Bereby (04.34N:07.00W) pist., November 5,
1963 (K!, WAG!); GHANA: Adams 2025, 2m E of Bibiani (06.20N:02.10W) sterile, December 23,
1953 (GC!); Cummins 128, Ashanti region, sterile, 1895 (K!); Enti 643, Kade Agricultural Station
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