Calmus muelleri in habitat coastal lowland rainforest

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The southern lawyer cane or wait a while it will grab you and not let go growing in dense rainforest alongside archontophoenx cunninghamiana  and linospadix monostachya in the understory growing into the tree canopy searching for sunlight a great Australian palm for any collector of rare and unusual plants it needs plenty of room and water a top Australian rainforest palm 

[Tyrone]

Thanks for posting these beautiful pictures. Habitat shots are always special. I have one plant of this species gifted to me years ago. I think I need to plant it in front of my kitchen window that already has Linospadix and Archontophoenix cunninghamiana going well. 

[Phoenikakias]

Yes a collector's palm, but we need seeds for propagation!

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2 hours ago, Phoenikakias said:

Yes a collector's palm, but we need seeds for propagation!

Luck has it the one in my garden is flowering now so fingers crossed I might have a couple of seeds but that’s certainly not going to flood the market I have spent manny years  in the Australian bush and look for the seeds whenever possible so far none found the best chance I have of ever finding another plant for sale is from a rainforest nursery or the markets in my area they are super rare 

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On 1/21/2024 at 10:39 PM, Tyrone said:

Thanks for posting these beautiful pictures. Habitat shots are always special. I have one plant of this species gifted to me years ago. I think I need to plant it in front of my kitchen window that already has Linospadix and Archontophoenix cunninghamiana going well. 

I love looking at habitat photos it’s like being there and yes plant it asap in your living Australian garden by the window 

[Phoenikakias]

3 hours ago, happypalms said:

Luck has it the one in my garden is flowering now so fingers crossed I might have a couple of seeds but that’s certainly not going to flood the market I have spent manny years  in the Australian bush and look for the seeds whenever possible so far none found the best chance I have of ever finding another plant for sale is from a rainforest nursery or the markets in my area they are super rare 

Calamus is dioecious, I fear and especially functionally dioecious. At least this is the case with C caryotoides.