Calamus australis — a medium houseplant
SPECIMEN · FROM THE LIBRARY
Calamus australis

Calamus Australis

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ON THIS PLANT

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.

CHARACTERISTICS

Botanical profile.

Genus
Calamus
Family
Arecaceae
ALSO KNOWN AS

Other names.

en Hairy Mary en Lawyer Cane en Wait-a-while
PLATES
Calamus australis leaf
PLATE 01 · leaf
Calamus australis leaf
PLATE 02 · leaf
Calamus australis bark
PLATE 03 · bark
Calamus australis habit
PLATE 04 · habit
Calamus australis habit
PLATE 05 · habit
ALSO IN THE LIBRARY

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