▁many ▁Cal am us ▁species ▁commonly ▁referred ▁to ▁as ▁r attan , ▁is ▁a ▁plant ▁of ▁the ▁A rec aceae , ▁or ▁pal m , ▁family ▁native ▁to : ▁Java ▁and ▁B ali ▁in ▁Indones ia ; ▁Pen ins ular ▁Malays ia ; ▁all ▁parts ▁of ▁Th ailand ; ▁Camb odia ; ▁C och inch ina ▁and ▁Central ▁Ann am ▁in ▁Vietnam ; ▁all ▁parts ▁of ▁La os ; ▁My an mar ; ▁Bang l adesh ; ▁And aman ▁and ▁Nic obar ▁Islands ; ▁North - east , ▁North - central , ▁and ▁South ▁India ; ▁and ▁probably ▁North - west ▁and ▁South ▁Y unn an ▁in ▁China . ▁ ▁The ▁plant ▁grows ▁with ▁cluster ed ▁st ems , ▁either ▁clim bing ▁on ▁other ▁plants ▁or ▁forming ▁thick ets . ▁The ▁st ems ▁can ▁reach ▁ 3 5 m ▁with ▁a ▁diameter ▁up ▁to ▁ 4 cm . ▁The ▁wh it ish ▁or ▁yellow ish ▁glo bose ▁fruit , ▁up ▁to ▁ 1 cm ▁in ▁diam ., ▁are ▁sometimes ▁bor ne ▁in ▁pairs . ▁In ▁T rip ura ▁state , ▁India , ▁the ▁pal m ▁flowers ▁and ▁f ruits ▁from ▁November ▁to ▁January . ▁ ▁It ▁grows ▁at ▁village ▁marg ins ▁and ▁in ▁scr ub , ▁forest ▁edge ▁and ▁( loc ally ) ▁inside ▁ever green ▁forest , ▁from ▁ 0 - 6 0 0 m ▁elev ation .. ▁In ▁Camb odia ▁it ▁occurs ▁in ▁semi - den se ▁for ests ▁and ▁at ▁the ▁rear ▁of ▁mang ro ve ▁form ations . ▁