| 词条 | Calamus rotang | ||
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|image = Calamus rotang Ypey33.jpg |genus= Calamus (palm) |species=rotang |authority = L. |synonyms = *Calamus monoecus Roxb.
|synonyms_ref = [1] }}Calamus rotang is a plant species native to India, Sri Lanka and Myanmar (Burma). It 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.[2] The plants are dioecious, and flowers are clustered in attractive inflorescences, enclosed by spiny spathes. The edible fruits are top-shaped, covered in shiny, reddish-brown imbricate scales, and exude an astringent red resin known medicinally and commercially as "Dragon's blood".[3] The canes are sought-after and expensive, but have to a large extent been replaced by sticks made from plants, such as bamboos, rushes and osier willows.[4] GalleryReferences1. ^The Plant List, Calamus rotang 2. ^India Biodiversity Portal, Calamus rotang L., common rattan 3. ^Missouri Botanical Garden 4. ^Rattan Palm External links
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