This is *Calamus* species. commonly called as 'Rattans' On Tue, Jan 11, 2011 at 1:58 PM, Rakesh <dineshelectric...@live.in> wrote:
> Picture taken in Dudhwa NP (U.P.) 24.03.2008. Found in abundance throught > the jungle. It is different from the normal palm that we grow in our > gardens. Main stem is slender having a tendency to creep. Thorns are present > in the leaves. Locally it is referred as 'Tiger palm'. > > Rakesh > -- Muthu Karthick, N Junior Research Fellow Care Earth Trust #15, second main road, Thillai ganga nagar, Chennai - 600 061 Mob: 09626833911 www.careearthtrust.org
