Biology:Calamus vitiensis

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Short description: Species of plant in the family Arecaceae

Mission Beach wait-a-while
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Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Arecales
Family: Arecaceae
Genus: Calamus
Species:
C. vitiensis
Binomial name
Calamus vitiensis
Warb. ex Becc.[1][2]
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Distribution of this species within Australia and New Guinea
Synonyms[2]
  • Burret Becc.
  • Dowe Calamus pachypus
  • Calamus ledermannianus W.J.Baker, Bayton, J.Dransf. & Maturb.
  • Calamus stipitatus Calamus vanuatuensis

Calamus vitiensis, commonly known as the Dunk Island lawyer vine, solitary lawyer vine or Mission Beach wait-a-while, is a climbing palm in the family Arecaceae. It grows in rainforests from the Maluku Islands east through New Guinea and the Solomon Islands to Fiji and Vanuatu, and south to Queensland, Australia .[2]

Conservation

This species is listed by the Queensland Department of Environment and Science as least concern.[3] (As of November 2022), it has not been assessed by the IUCN.

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References

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External links

Wikidata ☰ Q15463150 entry