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Calamus thwaitesii
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Family:
ARECACEAE/PALMAE
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Citation: Calamus thwaitesii Becc. in Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 6: 441. 1892; Mohanan, Fl. Quilon Dist. 427. 1984; Sasidh. et al., Bot. Stud. Med. Pl. Kerala 26. 1996; Sasidh. & Sivar., Fl. Pl. Thrissur For. 480. 1996; Sasidh., Fl. Shenduruny WLS 354. 1997; Sasidh., Fl. Periyar Tiger Reserve 469. 1998; Renuka, Palms Kerala 32. 1999; Sasidh., Fl. Parambikulam WLS 362. 2002; Anil Kumar et al., Fl. Pathanamthitta 520. 2005; Ratheesh Narayanan, Fl. Stud. Wayanad Dist. 896. 2009.
Calamus thwaitesii Becc. var. canaranus Becc., Ann. Roy. Bot. Gard. (Calcutta) 11: 138. 1908; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 1567(1093). 1931; Ramach. & V.J. Nair, Fl. Cannanore Dist. 490. 1988; Vajr., Fl. Palghat Dist. 528. 1990; M. Mohanan & Henry, Fl. Thiruvanthapuram 492. 1994; Subram., Fl. Thenmala Div. 404. 1995; Sivar. & Mathew, Fl. Nilambur 744. 1997.
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Malayalam Name(s):
Aanachooral, Pannichooral, Thadiayanchooral, Valiyachooral, Vandichooral
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Tamil name(s):
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English name(s):
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Description:
Clustering and high climbing canes; stem to 20 m or more in length, with sheath to 6 cm in diam; sheath armed with spines; spines arising from a raised rim-like surface, flat, black with yellow base; knee and ocrea absent; flagellum, petiole, rachis and sheath armed with stout spines in oblique whorls. Leaves 2 m long; leaflets grouped. Fruit ca. 2 x 1.3 cm, ovoid, scales in 12 vertical rows, with median grooves, yellow with brown margins.
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Habit:
Climber
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Flowering & Fruiting:
March-January
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District(s):
Palakkad, Kollam, Idukki, Pathanamthitta, Malappuram, Kannur, Thiruvananthapuram, Thrissur, Kottayam, Wayanad, Kasaragode, Ernakulam
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Medicinal:
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Habitat:
Evergreen and semi-evergreen forests
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Distribution:
India and Sri Lanka
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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:
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IUCN status:
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Altitude:
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Localities:
Chimmini, Vazhachal, Kollathirumedu, Kattalappara, Chenthamarakokka, Kuriarkutty, Dhoni R. F., on way to Nilamel, Achancoil valley, Thalichola, Punnapuzha, Sabari hills, On the banks of Kunthipuzha, Kottiyur, Nellikuth, Vandalodu
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