''Calamus compsostachys'' is a species of flowering plant in the family

Arecaceae The Arecaceae is a family of perennial flowering plants in the monocot order Arecales. Their growth form can be climbers, shrubs, tree-like and stemless plants, all commonly known as palms. Those having a tree-like form are called palm trees ...

. It is found only in

China China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. It is the world's most populous country, with a population exceeding 1.4 billion, slightly ahead of India. China spans the equivalent of five time zones and ...

( Guangdong,

Guangxi Guangxi (; ; Chinese postal romanization, alternately romanized as Kwanghsi; ; za, Gvangjsih, italics=yes), officially the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region (GZAR), is an Autonomous regions of China, autonomous region of the People's Republic ...

). Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests and subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. ''Calamus compsostachys'' is threatened by habitat loss.Flora of China v 23 p 138, ''Calamus compsostachys''
/ref>2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.
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compsostachys Flora of China Flora of Guangdong Flora of Guangxi Critically endangered plants Plants described in 1937 Taxonomy articles created by Polbot Taxa named by Max Burret {{palm-stub