Searches didn't try:
Rattan "Frost Tolerance"
Rattan "Cold Tolerance"

didn't try above with:
Calameae: , , , , , ,
Metroxylon Sago
Zalacca photo, looks regular tree palm
Korthalsia
Plectocomia Himalaya Rattan Palm ,,,,
Plectocomiopsis
Calamus
Daemonorops


you could repeat the same search terms with each genus name:
Climate
Temperate
"Minimum Temperature" |"Minimum Temperatures"
"Frost Tolerance"
"Cold Tolerance"

also
"Climbing Palms" | "Climbing Palm"
"Vine Palms"

now I'm curious if any 'subtropical' rattans are decently rattan-like and
might grow in central California.

Rattan California
Calameae California
Korthalsia California
Plectocomia California maybe
http://www.angelfire.com/bc/eucalypt...almphotos.html
Plectocomia himalayana seedling in a private garden in Olympia, WA
[unprotected?]

Plectocomiopsis California
Calamus California -Acorus rattan | palm maybe, this is
interesting
http://www.google.com/search?q=Calam...corus+rattan+%
7C+palm+&hl=en&lr=&ie=ISO-8859-1



DaemonoropsCalifornia



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MMPND- Sorting Palm names - English index - part2... Rattan palm -
Calamus spp. Rattan palm - Daemonorops spp. ... Sainte-Luce palm -
Dypsis saintelucei Beentje. Salak palm - Salacca zalacca (Gaertn.) Voss.
....
gmr.landfood.unimelb.edu.au/Plantnames/
Sorting/Palms_English_index_part2.html - 73k - Cached - Similar pages


MMPND - Sorting Calamus names... Salacca zalacca (Gaertn.) Voss;
Calamus zollingeri Becc. Calamus albus Pers. ... ENGLISH : Bluish-grey
rattan palm, Golden cane rattan, Rattan palm. ...
gmr.landfood.unimelb.edu.au/Plantnames/ Sorting/Calamus.html

Checklist of Climbing Palms in Southeast Asia
.... Daemonorops virescens, PHL. Korthalsia scaphigera, Cane durable but
of poor appearance.
IDN, MYS, SGP, THA. Korthalsia angustifolia Blume, BRN, IDN, MYS. ...
www.arcbc.org/arcbcweb/climbing_palms/ climbing_palmspage7.htm

Checklist of Climbing Palms in Southeast Asia
.... Plectocomia sumatrana Miq. IDN. Plectocomiopsis corneri Furtado, none
known,
IDN, MYS. ... BRN, IDN, LAO, MYS, THA , VNM. Plectocomiopsis mira J.
Dransf. ...
www.arcbc.org/arcbcweb/climbing_palms/ climbing_palmspage7.htm

Checklist of Climbing Palms in Southeast Asia
.... BRN, IDN, MYS, SGP, THA. Daemonorops acamptostachys Becc. Fishing
baskets
from petiole skin. IDN, MYS. Daemonorops acanthobola Becc. IDN, MYS. ...
www.arcbc.org/arcbcweb/climbing_palms/ climbing_palmspage5.htm - 19k -
Cached - Similar pages
[ More results from www.arcbc.org ]

Daemonorops mollis - Filipino rattan palm
Daemonorops mollis - Filipino rattan palm Origin: Philipines
On the edge of a mango orchard. in Northern Thailand. ...
http://www.thaipalms.com/encyclopedi...opsmollis.html



I bookmarked a bunch of these. maybe i'll look further someday.