The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

malacca cane \malacca cane\ n. (Bot.),
   A walking cane made from the stem of a species of palm of the
   genus Calamus (Calamus Scipionum), and of a brown color,
   often mottled. The plant is a native of Cochin China,
   Sumatra, and Malays.
   [1913 Webster]