Kingdom Plantae Family Arecaceae Tribe Calameae Scientific name Calamus australis | Order Arecales Subfamily Calamoideae Genus Calamus Rank Species | |
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Similar Calamus caryotoides, Calamus muelleri, Smilax australis, Calamus, Licuala ramsayi | ||
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.
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