✿Arecaceae · Calamus
Common Rattan
Calamus rotang
Also known as Rattan
Cane (Climbing)outdoor
- Habit
- Cane (Climbing)
- Found in India
- Gujarat, Kerala, Karnataka & more
- Flowering
- Throughout the year
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Calamus rotang
- Genus
- Calamus
- Family
- Arecaceae
- Habit
- Cane (Climbing)
- Native to
- India
- Distribution
- India, Sri Lanka
- Found in India
- Gujarat, Kerala, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu
- Flowering & fruiting
- Throughout the year
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Leaf arrangement
- AlternaterecordedOne leaf per node, arranged in a spiral or zigzag up the stem.“It has pinnate, alternate leaves, 60–80 cm long, armed with two rows of spines on the upper face.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Leaf type
- Pinnately compoundrecordedLeaflets are arranged in rows along a central stalk, like a feather.“It has pinnate, alternate leaves, 60–80 cm long, armed with two rows of spines on the upper face.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
Typical of the family
Characters marked “recorded” are for Common Rattan itself; the rest are typical of the Arecaceae family.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower symmetry
- Actinomorphic (radially symmetrical)
- Inflorescence
- Panicle
- Fruit
- Drupe
Typical of the Arecaceae family — flowering plants only; individual species can differ.
Local Names
- Tamil
- வஞ்சி மரம்
- Telugu
- పేము, కొండపేము
- Kannada
- ನಾಗಬೆತ್ತ
- Malayalam
- ചൂരൽ, Calamus rotang
- Assamese
- ৰাইডাং বেত
About Common Rattan
A member of the Arecaceae family, Common Rattan (Calamus rotang) is a climbing cane. In India it has been recorded in Gujarat, Kerala, Karnataka and 1 other states. It flowers and fruits through much of the year.
Botanical family
Arecaceae
Palm family
Common Rattan belongs to the Arecaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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