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Calamus metzianus
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Family:
ARECACEAE/PALMAE
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Citation: Calamus metzianus Schltr., Linnaea 26: 727. 1853; Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 6: 462. 1893; Sivar. & Mathew, Fl. Nilambur 744. 1997; Renuka, Palms Kerala 27. 1999.
Calamus rudentum Mart., Hist. Nat. Palm 3: 340. 1823-1853.
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Malayalam Name(s):
Odiyan-chooral
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Tamil name(s):
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English name(s):
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Description:
Clustering, small diameter rattans; stem with sheaths to 2 cm in diameter and without sheaths to 1 cm. Leaves to 1 cm long; leaf sheath pale green, densely armed with spines, spines to 2 cm long, triangular, yellowish, with numerous small spines in between; knee conspicuous; leaflets regularly arranged, 37 x 2 cm, gradually getting smaller towards the tip. Inflorescence to 2 m long, partial inflorescence to 25 cm long. Fruit ovoid, scales in 17 rows, channeled in the middle, light yellow with white border and brown apex.
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Habit:
Climber
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Flowering & Fruiting:
October-May
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District(s):
Malappuram
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Medicinal:
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Habitat:
Moist deciduous forests
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Distribution:
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:
Western Ghats
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IUCN status:
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Altitude:
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Localities:
Pattakarimb, Thalumkolli
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