Arecaceae FAMILY
Calamus australis
Calamus australis
Edibility
0/5
Medicinal
2/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Calamus australis is a spiny, evergreen, climbing palm producing rather slender, unbranched stems up to 20mm in diameter[ 713 Title Australian Tropical Rainforest Plants Publication Author Website http://www.anbg.gov.au/cpbr/cd-keys/rfk/index.html Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An online resource giving botanical information, and a little bit about plant usage, for over 2,700 species of plants found in the Australian rainforest. ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a medicine and source of materials.
Habitat & Origin
Origintropical
Native RangeAustralia - northern and eastern Queensland
HabitatGallery forest and well developed lowland, upland and mountain rain forests on a variety of rock types at elevations from near sea level to 1,600 metres[ 713 Title Australian Tropical Rainforest Plants Publication Author Website http://www.anbg.gov.au/cpbr/cd-keys/rfk/index.html Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An online resource giving botanical information, and a little bit about plant usage, for over 2,700 species of plants found in the Australian rainforest. ].