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]

Not to be confused with Bush lawyer (plant) (several species of Rubus), or Smilax australis (lawyer vine) or Clusia rosea (scotch attorney).

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

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


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