Calamus australis
| Calamus australis | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Arecales |
| Family: | Arecaceae |
| Genus: | Calamus |
| Species: | C. australis
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| Binomial name | |
| Calamus australis Mart.[1]
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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 whiplike flagellum 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 Archived 2009-02-12 at the Wayback Machine Accessed 18 March 2009
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