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]
Calamus australis | |
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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
- "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 Archived 2009-02-12 at the Wayback Machine Accessed 18 March 2009
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