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Calamus muelleri

Botanic Family

Arecaceae

Author

H.A. Wendland & Drude

Propagation

D.S.

Common Names

• Lawyer Cane
• Wait-a-while
• Southern Lawyer

Geographical Habitats

• NE. New South Wales
• SE. Queensland - Australia

Natural Habitats

• Rainforest

Flowering Times

• Dec-Feb (Australia)

Fruiting Times

Climbing palm to 20m. Leaves to 1m long with 7-13 leaflets per side, long curved 10mm spines. Inflorescence to 1.2m armed with barbs. Hard fruits to 16mm diameter.

Edible fruits, srems used for weaving.

Further References

• Jones & Gray 1977
• Huxley 1992
• The Plant List 2
• Kew
• PlantNet