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Calamus australis

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Calamus australis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Arecales
Family: Arecaceae
Genus: Calamus
Species:
C. australis
Binomial name
Calamus australis

Calamus australis, commonly known as lawyer cane, wait-a-while, or hairy mary, is a climbing palm endemic to Queensland. It has numerous hooks along its leaf sheath, along its leaves, and a long whiplike flagellum stretching out to 3 m long.[2]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Calamus australis". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government, Canberra. Retrieved 24 July 2013.
  2. ^ James Cook University (2008) "Calamus australis" Discover Nature webpage Archived 2009-02-12 at the Wayback Machine Accessed 18 March 2009