✿Arecaceae · Calamus
Calamus vattayila
Cane (Climbing)outdoor
- Habit
- Cane (Climbing)
- Native to
- India
- Flowering
- May-August
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Calamus vattayila
- Genus
- Calamus
- Family
- Arecaceae
- Habit
- Cane (Climbing)
- Native to
- India
- Flowering & fruiting
- May-August
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Leaf type
- Pinnately compound (feather-shaped fronds)recorded
Typical of the family
- Arrangement
- Alternate
Characters marked “recorded” are for Calamus vattayila itself; the rest are typical of the Arecaceae family.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower symmetry
- Actinomorphic (radially symmetrical)
- Inflorescence
- Panicle
- Fruit
- Drupe
Typical of the Arecaceae family — flowering plants only; individual species can differ.
Local Names
- Malayalam
- വട്ടയിലയൻ, Calamus vattayila, ഒട്ടാമൻ
About Calamus vattayila
Calamus vattayila is a climbing cane in the Arecaceae family. It is native to India. Flowering and fruiting run from May to August.

Botanical family
Arecaceae
Palm family
Calamus vattayila belongs to the Arecaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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