About Common Rattan
Calamus rotang, also known as common rattan, is a plant species native to India, Sri Lanka and Myanmar (Burma). It is one of the scandent (climbing) rattan palms used to make Malacca cane furniture, baskets, walking-sticks, umbrellas, tables and general wickerwork, and is found in Southwest Asia. The basal section of the plant grows vertically for 10 metres or so, after which the slender, tough stem of a few centimetres in diameter, grows horizontally for 200 metres or more. It is extremely flexible and uniform in thickness, and frequently has sheaths and petioles armed with backward-facing spines which enable it to scramble over other plants. It has pinnate, alternate leaves, 60–80 cm long, armed with two rows of spines on the upper face.
Description adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Calamus rotang
- Genus
- Calamus
- Family
- ARECACEAE
- Habit
- Cane (Climbing)
- Native to
- India
- Distribution
- India, Sri Lanka
- Flowering & fruiting
- Throughout the year
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Local Names
- Tamil
- வஞ்சி மரம்
- Telugu
- పేము, కొండపేము
- Kannada
- ನಾಗಬೆತ್ತ
- Malayalam
- ചൂരൽ, Calamus rotang
Arecaceae
Palm family
Common Rattan belongs to the Arecaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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