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Taxon:  Calamus rotang L.



Summary
Genus:
Calamus
Family:
Arecaceae (alt. Palmae)
Subfamily:
Calamoideae
Tribe:
Calameae
Subtribe:
Calaminae
Nomen number:
8378
Place of publication:
Sp. pl. 1:325. 1753
Verified:
11/06/1985 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
0 (0  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System. 
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Calamus roxburghii Griff.
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Reference(s)
  1. Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource) www.skud.info
  2. Blatter, E. B. 1926. The palms of British India and Ceylon. 310-315.
  3. Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, India. 1950. The wealth of India: a dictionary of Indian raw materials and industrial products. Raw materials. 2:12-13.
  4. Duke, J. A. 1989. Handbook of Nuts CRC Press.
  5. Erhardt, W. et al. 2008. Der große Zander: Enzyklopädie der Pflanzennamen
  6. Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium. 1976. Hortus third.
  7. Matthew, K. M. 1983. The flora of the Tamilnadu Carnatic.
  8. Moore, H. E., Jr. 1963. An annotated checklist of cultivated palms. Principes 7:133.
  9. Porcher, M. H. et al. Searchable World Wide Web Multilingual Multiscript Plant Name Database (MMPND) (on-line resource).
Common names
English
rattan cane –
German
Rattanpalme –
Swedish
indisk rotting –
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNote
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndia s.
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentSri Lanka  
Native
Asia-Tropical
  • INDIAN SUBCONTINENT: India (s.), Sri Lanka
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Human foodvegetable Duke, J. A. 1989. Handbook of Nuts CRC Press.
Human foodvegetable Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, India. 1950. The wealth of India: a dictionary of Indian raw materials and industrial products. Raw materials. 2:12-13.
Materialscane Duke, J. A. 1989. Handbook of Nuts CRC Press.
Materialscane Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, India. 1950. The wealth of India: a dictionary of Indian raw materials and industrial products. Raw materials. 2:12-13.
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2025. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://grip.mawarid.gov.om/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=8378. Accessed 24 April 2025.