Calamus erectus Roxb.

 
  • Family : ARECACEAE
    (Palm Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : NARIYAL FAMILY
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Arecaceae
  • Synonym(s) : Palmijuncus erectus (Roxb.) Kuntze; Calamus collinus Griff.; Calamus erectus var. birmanicus Becc.; Calamus erectus var. collinus (Griff.) Becc.; Calamus erectus var. macrocarpus (Griff. ex Walp.) Becc.; Calamus erectus var. schizospathus (Griff.) Becc.; Calamus macrocarpus Griff. ex Walp.; Calamus schizospathus Griff.; Palmijuncus collinus (Griff.) Kuntze; Palmijuncus macrocarpus (Griff. ex Walp.) Kuntze; Palmijuncus schizospathus (Griff.) Kuntze
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Calamus erectus Roxb.
  • Habit : Cane
  • Key identification features : Shrubs with erect, stout stem and remotely ciliolate margins of leaf segments; Spadices branched, elongate, ending in a flagellum; Fruits ovoid-oblong.
  • Flower, Fruit : December- January
  • Distribution :
    • Sikkim : Sikkim
    • Arunachal Pradesh : Siang
    • Meghalaya : Meghalaya
    • Assam : Assam
    • Nagaland : Nagaland
    • Mizoram : Mizoram
    • Manipur : Manipur
    • Tripura : Tripura
  • Native : India, Bangladesh, China, Bhutan, Laos, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : India, Bangladesh, China, Bhutan, Laos, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand
  • Literature :
    • Hajra, P. K., & Verma, D. M. (1996). Flora of Sikkim Vol. 1 (Monocotyledons). Botanical Survey of India. Pg.: 181
    • H J, Chowdhery, et al. Materials for Flora of Arunachal Pradesh. Volume 3, Botanical Survey of India, 2009. Pg.: 222-223
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Calamus erectus. Downloaded on 7 October 2024.

India Distribution

World Distribution

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