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calamus

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ID 634864 Last modified 25.01.2023
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Domain classified botany
Calamus L.
  • puitliaanide ja lehtpõõsaste perekond palmiliste (Arecaceae) sugukonnast
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    • Rotangpalmidel on sulgjad lehed, õied asuvad suurtes õisikutes. Tugipuude küljes hoiavad nad end peenikeste ogaliste köitraotaoliste väänlatega, mis kasvavad välja lehe tipust. Vili on mari.
  • a genus of palms comprising many species, the stems of which grow to an extraordinary length, and form canes or rattans
Good to know
  • Rotangpalm on liikide arvu poolest palmiliste sugukonna kõige suurem perekond – sellesse kuulub 392 liiki ehk 15% kõigist palmidest.
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  • Calamus is the largest of all palm genera, and the most wide-ranging genus of climbing palms (rattans or rotans). There are about 400 species in Africa, India, and southern China, south through the Malay archipelago to northern Australia, and from the western Pacific islands to Fiji.
rotangpalm
calamus
Calamus L.
Calamus

Raamatukogusõnastik

ID 624642 Last modified 12.01.2023
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kalamus preferred
Calamus
  • Vana-Roomas ja Idamaades kasutusel olnud pilliroost kirjutuspulk
kalamus preferred
Calamus

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