Rattan (from the
Malay rotan) is the name for the roughly 600
species of
palms in the tribe
Calameae (Greek 'kálamos' = reed), native to tropical regions of Africa, Asia and
Australasia. Rattan is also known as
manila, or
malacca, named after the ports of shipment
Manila and
Malacca City, and as
manau (from the Malay
rotan manau, the trade name for
Calamus manan canes in Southeast Asia.).