Calamus australis

Not to be confused with Bush lawyer (plant) (several species of Rubus), or Smilax australis (lawyer vine) or Clusia rosea (scotch attorney).
Lawyer cane or hairy mary or wait-a-while
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Monocots
(unranked): Commelinids
Order: Arecales
Family: Arecaceae
Subfamily: Calamoideae
Tribe: Calameae
Genus: Calamus
Species: C. australis
Binomial name
Calamus australis
Mart.[1]

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.[2]

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 Accessed 18 March 2009
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