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.[3]

Mission Beach wait-a-while
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Arecales
Family: Arecaceae
Genus: Calamus
Species:
C. vitiensis
Binomial name
Calamus vitiensis
Distribution of this species within Australia and New Guinea
Synonyms[3]
  • Calamus ledermannianus Becc.
  • Calamus pachypus W.J.Baker, Bayton, J.Dransf. & Maturb.
  • Calamus stipitatus Burret
  • Calamus vanuatuensis Dowe

Conservation

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This species is listed by the Queensland Department of Environment and Science as least concern.[1] As of 10 November 2022, it has not been assessed by the IUCN.

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References

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  1. ^ a b c "Species profile—Calamus vitiensis". Queensland Department of Environment and Science. Queensland Government. 2022. Retrieved 10 November 2022.
  2. ^ "Calamus vitiensis". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI). Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government. Retrieved 10 November 2022.
  3. ^ a b c "Calamus vitiensis Warb. ex Becc.". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 10 November 2022.
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