Large lawyer cane (Calamus moti)

Large lawyer cane, a reference photo — Photo: John Jennings from Adelaide, Australia · CC BY 2.0 (licence)

Calamus moti is a climbing rainforest plant in the palm family Arecaceae endemic to Queensland, Australia. It has a slim flexible stem which does not support the plant, instead it climbs to the forest canopy with the assistance of long tendrils armed with stout recurved hooks.

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Is it poisonous?

We have no record of Large lawyer cane being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.

Easily confused with

Calamus radicalis
Calamus melanochaetes
Calamus australis
Calamus siphonospathus
Calamus beccarii

Classification

Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum: Tracheophyta
Class: Liliopsida
Order: Arecales
Family: Arecaceae
Genus: Calamus
Species: Calamus moti

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