Calamus rotang

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Calamus rotang

Calamus rotang L., the cane palm, Arecaceae, is common in the forests of Madhya Pradesh and Deccan.   It climbs up the forest trees by long spinescent whip-like branches to reach for light (Calamus rotang1).

The root is given in chronic fevers.   The leaves are given in diseases of blood and in biliousness.   The wood is a vermifuge.

The tender shoots are used as a vegetable, like bamboo shoots.

The stems are a favoured material for furniture, basketry and wicker-work.