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Compound leaf
As recorded for Calamus guruba
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Calamus guruba

Calamus guruba

Habit
Cane (Climbing)
Found in India
Nagaland, Assam
Flowering
March-December

Ecology & growing context

Native status · Kew WCVP
WCVP native range includes Assam, India Kew dataset ↗︎

Kew WCVP dataset; accepted-name match. Dataset matching is separate from an individual regional review. Recorded worldwide native range: NE. India to Myanmar.

Recorded habitat
Semi-everegreen forests
Explore nearby plants
Nagaland →Assam →

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How to identify Calamus guruba

Identify Calamus guruba by combining habit, leaf characters, flower or fruit details, location, and its family pattern. Do not rely on one feature alone.

  • Look for a cane (climbing) habit.
  • Confirm leaf type: Pinnately compound (feather-shaped fronds).
  • In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: March-December.
  • In India, compare location records such as Nagaland, Assam.
  • Confirm it sits within the Arecaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Calamus guruba.

Plant Details

Scientific name
Calamus guruba
Genus
Calamus
Family
Arecaceae
Habitat
Semi-everegreen forests
Habitat type
Forest
Distribution
India, Bangladesh, Myanmar
Found in India
Nagaland, Assam
Flowering & fruiting
March-December
Conservation status
Not Evaluated (NE)

Leaf characters

Pinnately compound (feather-shaped fronds) leaf type
Leaf type
Pinnately compound (feather-shaped fronds)recorded

Typical of the family

Alternate arrangement leaf character
Arrangement
Alternate
Entire margin leaf character
Margin
Entire
Parallel venation leaf character
Venation
Parallel

Characters marked “recorded” are for Calamus guruba itself; the rest are typical of the Arecaceae family.

Flower & fruit characters

Panicle inflorescence
Inflorescence
Panicle
Drupe fruit
Fruit
Drupe

Typical of the Arecaceae family — flowering plants only; individual species can differ.

About Calamus guruba

A member of the Arecaceae family, Calamus guruba is a climbing cane. In India it has been recorded in Nagaland and Assam. It grows in semi-everegreen forests. Flowering and fruiting run from March to December.

Illustration representing the Arecaceae family
Botanical family

Arecaceae

Palm family

Calamus guruba belongs to the Arecaceae family.

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