Common rattan
Calamus rotang
About
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.
- Family
- Arecaceae
How to use it
Rattan is widely used in crafting furniture, baskets, and other wickerwork items due to its strength and flexibility. Its durable nature makes it ideal for outdoor furniture, as it can withstand various weather conditions while maintaining its shape and integrity.
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Ecology
How it lives
- Propagated by
- Seed
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- Name
- Calamus rotang
- Slug
- calamus-rotang
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Family
- Arecaceae
- Genus
- Calamus
- Species
- rotang
- Wikidata QID
- Q416369
- Propagule type
- seed
- Container suitable
- No
- Indoor suitable
- No
- OSSI pledged
- No
- Hazard level
- 1
- Data completeness
- 43
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