Palms   Calamus radicalis

Common name: Vicious Hairy Mary Distribution & Habitat: North Queensland rainforest. Description: A clumping, climbing pinnate palm, with viciously spined stems. Cultivation: Do your really want to? Ok then - warm sub-tropical/tropical conditions, filtered sunlight, and moist, but well drained soil.

Figure 1. C. radicalis in habitat.

Figure 2. C. radicalis stem detail.

Contributed by:

Jonathan Cruickshank (Figure 1&2)

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