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in shape and measures 3–5 centimeters (1.2–2.0 inches) in length and 2–2.5 centimeters (0.79–0.98 inches) in width. The thin skin is covered in grooved scales. It normally contains 1 large, whitish seed which is edible but said to be bland in flavor and causes
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1127:Medicinal plants of Asia
1107:Plants described in 1832
441:Distribution and habitat
738:List of culinary fruits
360:Palmijuncus macrocarpus
798:"Calamus erectus Roxb"
652:Indian Botanic Garden
320:Calamus schizospathus
688:religion during the
330:Palmijuncus collinus
1097:Flora of Indo-China
345:Palmijuncus erectus
306:Calamus macrocarpus
292:Calamus macrocarpus
282:Calamus macrocarpus
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520:Description
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482:West Bengal
405:viagra palm
244:macrocarpus
101:Commelinids
75:Angiosperms
1076:Categories
1015:Plant List
749:References
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686:Sanamahism
682:betel nuts
678:Bangladesh
648:Bangladesh
624:germinates
601:, and the
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202:birmanicus
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916:200027019
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722:magnesium
714:vitamin E
710:vitamin A
706:vitamin C
694:Cheiraoba
632:USDA zone
620:dry mouth
615:ellipsoid
599:apiculate
543:regularly
490:Meghalaya
421:Arecaceae
139:Species:
121:Arecaceae
45:Kingdom:
1041:Tropicos
981:665073-1
842:Wikidata
732:See also
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216:collinus
179:Synonyms
117:Family:
111:Arecales
88:Monocots
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994:1233740
942:5294170
903:1084218
807:5 March
779:5 March
718:calcium
662:of the
628:pinnate
607:petaled
603:corolla
593:of the
587:tubular
551:abaxial
547:adaxial
534:Calamus
486:Manipur
470:Mizoram
434:Calamus
429:erectus
409:tynriew
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132:Calamus
127:Genus:
107:Order:
49:Plantae
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656:Howrah
609:. The
595:flower
583:bracts
575:whorls
559:Ocreas
555:spines
539:rachis
529:rattan
514:Sikkim
506:Rangit
494:Yunnan
488:, and
474:Sikkim
423:. The
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384:Griff.
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324:Griff.
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192:Griff.
172:(1832)
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664:Assam
644:India
611:fruit
605:is 3-
591:calyx
567:cirri
563:Knees
527:is a
502:Tista
478:Assam
462:China
454:Nepal
450:India
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350:Roxb.
314:Walp.
300:Mart.
276:Becc.
265:var.
257:Becc.
253:Walp.
242:var.
233:var.
225:Becc.
214:var.
206:Becc.
200:var.
170:Roxb.
95:Clade
82:Clade
69:Clade
56:Clade
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989:NCBI
976:IPNI
950:GRIN
937:GBIF
872:BOLD
809:2021
781:2021
646:and
638:Uses
549:and
512:and
504:and
458:Laos
452:and
413:tara
251:ex.
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