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Calamus brandisii
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Family:
ARECACEAE/PALMAE
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Citation: Calamus brandisii Becc. in Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 6: 448. 1892; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 1567(1093). 1931; Sasidh., Fl. Shenduruny WLS 352. 1997; Sasidh., Fl. Periyar Tiger Reserve 467. 1998; Renuka, Palms Kerala 21. 1999; Mohanan & Sivad., Fl. Agasthyamala 744. 2002.
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Malayalam Name(s):
Kazhakhadan, Vallichooral
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Tamil name(s):
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English name(s):
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Description:
Clustering small sized canes; stems to 4 m long, with sheath to 1.5 cm diam. without sheath, 0.6 cm; sheath pale green, densely armed with small spines and intermediate with large spines, to 2 cm long, flat, greenish-brown, inner sparsely brown-tomentose, knee conspicuous; ocrea short and bearing narrow spines; mouth of the sheath with long papery spines, to 8 cm long. Leaves to 60 cm long, greenish brown when dry; petiole to 10 cm long; armed with spines; spines to 2 cm long; leaflets alternate or subopposite, acuminate; tip and margins with small hairs, terminal pairs free at base; flagellum to 1 m long, armed with hooked spines. Male and female inflorescence up to 1 m long, carries 3 partial inflorescence to 20 cm long, arising above the mouth of the sheath. Rachillae 5-8 pairs, distichous, 3 cm long, involucrophorum not stalked, involucre cupular. Fruit 1 x 0.9 cm, sub-ovoid, scales 15 rows, broader than long, bordered with reddish brown line.
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Habit:
Climber
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Flowering & Fruiting:
October-May
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District(s):
Thiruvananthapuram, Idukki, Kollam
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Medicinal:
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Habitat:
Evergreen forests
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Distribution:
Southern Western Ghats
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Aquatic:
No
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Epiphyte(s):
No
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Saprophyte:
No
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Stem parasite:
No
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Root parasite:
No
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Flower colour(s):
Creamy, Yellow
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Weed:
No
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Monocot/Dicot:
Monocotyledonous Plants
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Exotic:
No
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Garden:
No
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Edible:
No
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Vegetable:
No
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Endemic to:
Southern Western Ghats
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IUCN status:
Near Threatened (NT)
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Altitude:
500-1500
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Localities:
Pandimotta, Chokkampetti, Boneccord, Agasthiyarmalai, Cheenikkala, Bonaccord, Attayar, Athirumala
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