Calamus rotang

Botanical Description

Calamus rotang is a spiny, evergreen, climbing palm producing vigorous, slender, unbranched stems 8 - 16mm in diameter that can be 30 metres or more long[ 983 Title Annals of the Royal Botanical Garden, Calcutta Vol. XI and Appendix Publication Author Dr Odoardo Beccari Publisher Royal Botanic Garden, Calcutta Year 1908 ISBN Description This volume of the journal is dedicated entirely to a monograph of the genus Calamus, which remains an important treatment over 100 years later. ]. The plant is widely exploited from the wild as a source of material for making baskets, furniture, strong ropes etc. It is used locally and also exported. The plant also provides food and medicines for local use. It has been cultivated experimentally in India and is also grown in Cuba[ 317 Title Mansfeld's Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Plants Publication Author Website http://mansfeld.ipk-gatersleben.de/pls/htmldb_pgrc/f?p=185:3:4292127278597336 Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Terse details of a huge range of useful plants. ].