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Calamus gamblei
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Family:
ARECACEAE/PALMAE
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Citation: Calamus gamblei Becc. in Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 6: 453. 1893; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 1568(1093). 1931; M. Mohanan & Henry, Fl. Thiruvanthapuram 492. 1994; Sasidh. & Sivar., Fl. Pl. Thrissur For. 479. 1996; Sasidh., Fl. Shenduruny WLS 352. 1997; Swarup. et al., Shola For. Kerala 76. 1998; Sasidh., Fl. Periyar Tiger Reserve 469. 1998; Sasidh., Fl. Chinnar WLS 322. 1999; Renuka, Palms Kerala 24. 1999; Sasidh., Fl. Parambikulam WLS 362. 2002; Anil Kumar et al., Fl. Pathanamthitta 519. 2005; Ratheesh Narayanan, Fl. Stud. Wayanad Dist. 895. 2009.
Calamus gamblei Becc. var. sphaerocarpa Becc., Ann. Roy. Bot. Gard. (Calcutta) 11: 96, 316. 1908; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 1568(1094). 1931.
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Malayalam Name(s):
Chooral, Pachural, Ottamoodam
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Tamil name(s):
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English name(s):
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Description:
Clustering moderate sized cane; stem to 20 m or more long, with sheaths ca 2.5 cm dia, sheaths green, armed with spines, spines bulbous based, knee present. Leaves to 1.2 m long. Inflorescence flagellate, arising well above the mouth of the sheath. Partial inflorescence 5-6, to 90 cm long. Fruit 2 cm across, spherical or slightly tapers at base; scales deeply channelled, pale yellow, shining.
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Habit:
Climber
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Flowering & Fruiting:
March-April
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District(s):
Palakkad, Idukki, Kollam, Kannur, Pathanamthitta, Thiruvananthapuram, Thrissur, Wayanad
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Medicinal:
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Habitat:
Evergreen 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:
Sholayar, Kallar, Olikkudy, Chokkampetti, Kakki dam area, Kothala, Chandanathode, Munnar, Attappady R.F., Chandanathode, on way to Nilamel, Kakki hills, Old Devicolam
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