Arecaceae (palm family) »
Calamus thwaitesii
KAL-uh-mus -- from the Greek
kalamos, meaning reed
thwaitesii -- named for Dr G. H. K. Thwaites, British botanist
commonly known as: rattan cane •
Kannada: ಹಂಡಿಬೆತ್ತ handibetta •
Konkani: वेत veta •
Malayalam: ആനച്ചൂരല് aanaccuural, തടിയന് ചൂരല് thatiyan cuural, വലിയ ചൂരല് valiya cuural •
Marathi: वेत veta
Endemic to: s Western Ghats (of India), Sri Lanka
References:
PalmWeb •
Dandeli Wildlife
