Calamus australis
(Lawyer cane, Wait-a-while, Hairy Mary)
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FAMILY |
Arecaceae |
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Species |
Calamus australis |
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Common name(s) |
Lawyer cane, Wait-a-while, Hairy Mary |
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Fruit colour: life form |
White; climber |
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Campus |
Cairns, Townsville |
Description
This climbing palm has numerous recurved hooks on the leaf sheath and base of the pinnate leaf. The long whip-like flagella to 3 m long also bears numerous hooks. Fruit white, scaly to 1 cm diameter. It is related to the Asian rattan palms that are used to make furniture.
