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Calamus hookerianus
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Family:
ARECACEAE/PALMAE
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Citation: Calamus hookerianus Becc., Ann. Roy. Bot. Gard. (Calcutta) 11: 83, 226. t. 70. 1908; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 1568(1094). 1931; Ansari, Fl. Kasaragod Div. 398. 1985; Sasidh. et al., Bot. Stud. Med. Pl. Kerala 26. 1996; Sasidh. & Sivar., Fl. Pl. Thrissur For. 479. 1996; Sasidh., Fl. Shenduruny WLS 353. 1997; Sivar. & Mathew, Fl. Nilambur 743. 1997; Sasidh. & Anto in Manoharan et al., Silent Valley-Whispers Reason 137. 1999; Sasidh., Fl. Periyar Tiger Reserve 469. 1998; Renuka, Palms Kerala 25. 1999; Sasidh., Fl. Parambikulam WLS 362. 2002; Anil Kumar et al., Fl. Pathanamthitta 519. 2005; Ratheesh Narayanan, Fl. Stud. Wayanad Dist. 896. 2009.
Calamus borneensis Becc., Rec. Bot. Surv. Ind. 2: 205. 1926, non Miq. 1868.
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Malayalam Name(s):
Kallenchooral, Pindichooral, Velichooral, Kakkachooral, Vanthal, Kallanchooral
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Tamil name(s):
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English name(s):
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Description:
Clustering moderate sized canes; stem to 10 m or more long, with sheaths to 4 cm diameter. Sheaths armed with spines; spines triangular; mouth of the sheath provided with long papery spines to 18 cm long. Leaves 2 m long; leaflets regular. Fruits ca. 1 x 0.8 cm, subglobose; scales yellowish-brown with a dark brown boarder.
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Habit:
Climber
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Flowering & Fruiting:
October-April
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District(s):
Palakkad, Kasaragode, Kannur, Kollam, Idukki, Pathanamthitta, Malappuram, Thrissur, Thiruvananthapuram, Kottayam, Wayanad
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Medicinal:
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Habitat:
Evergreen and semi-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:
Peechi, Vellanimala, Rosemala, Shenduruny, Arjunankotta, Moozhiar, Sairandhri, Parambikulam, Karianchola, Kottiyur, Nelluyampathy forests, Valayam, Achencoil, Parur, Kodanad, Rajamallay near Munnar, Pokuthipalam, Nelliyampathy, Velithode, Cheruvathur, Pa
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