Calamus australis
| Lawyer cane or hairy mary or wait-a-while | |
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| Species: | C. australis
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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 "whip-like" flagella stretching out to 3 m long.[2]
See also
References
- ^ "Calamus australis". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government, Canberra. Retrieved 24 July 2013.
- ^ James Cook University (2008) "Calamus australis" Discover Nature webpage Accessed 18 March 2009
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