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Calamus rotang L.

Family: Arecaceae

වේ වැල්, පොළොන්නරු වේ වැල්, හීන් වේ වැල්

Native

Larval Food Plant
Butterflies

inflorescence

male flowers

fruits

Jayasinghe, H. (2025). Calamus rotang L. In Jayasinghe, H., S. Rajapakshe & C. de Alwis (eds.). The story of Sri Lankan Butterflies, v. 2.0. Butterfly Conservation Society of Sri Lanka. http://slbutterflies.lk/explore/foodplant/Calamus%20rotang#plant

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Anonymous (2025). Butterfly larvae feeding on Calamus rotang L. In Jayasinghe, H., S. Rajapakshe & C. de Alwis (eds.). The story of Sri Lankan Butterflies, v. 2.0. Butterfly Conservation Society of Sri Lanka. http://slbutterflies.lk/explore/foodplant/Calamus%20rotang#butterflies

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