HaHAH!

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Juggler, I was right. Rattan is a palm.

"Rattans are spiny climbing palms in the tropical forests that can attain lengths of over 185 metres. There are 13 rattan genera with 700 known species."

http://www.survivaliq.com/survival/edible-and-medicinal-plants-rattan-palm.htm

http://www.answers.com/topic/rattan

http://www.dipbot.unict.it/Palms/Descr03.html

So they're kind of palm trees that climb up other trees with sharp hooks. Cool. I wonder if they're growable indoors....

Edit: http://www.rarepalmseeds.com/pix/PleHim.shtml Temperate, oh, my, god...