Editing Calamus vitiensis

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[[File:Calamus_vitiensis.jpg|frame|Figure 1. ''C. vitiensis'' in habitat.]]
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===Distribution & Habitat:===
Indigenous to Fiji
This palm is most wide-spread on Taveuni but can also be found on some of the other islands.

===Description:===
A climbing palm with small black thorns on the stem and along the leaf rachis
that also extends up to 1.5 meters beyond the end leaflets like a spiny whip.
These hook like thorns allow the palm to climb by attaching to neighbouring foliage.
The palm can be seen holding itself erect up to 4 meters and is quiet attractive
with its shiny dark green leaflets, a light brown petiole and very few thorns when young.
Fruits are about 1 cm round with attractive white scales.

===Cultivation:===
This palm requires shade when young but will grow upwards needing support
after 4 to 6 meters in height.
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[[File:Calamus_vitiensis03.jpg|frame|Figure 2. ''C. vitiensis''.]]
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[[File:Calamus_vitiensis02.jpg|frame|Figure 3. ''C. vitiensis'' stem.]]
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[[File:Calamus_vitiensis04.jpg|frame|Figure 4. ''C. vitiensis'' fruit.]]
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===Contributed by: ===
Jim Valentine (Text & Figure 1,2,3&4)<br/>


===External Links:===
[https://powo.science.kew.org/results?q=Calamus%20vitiensis Kew], 
[https://www.palmweb.org//?q=cdm_dataportal/taxon/4e311387-1a2f-41a9-92d9-1227b503f6a0 PalmWeb],
[https://e-monocot.org/taxon/urn:kew.org:wcs:taxon:30018 eMonocot],
[https://www.jstor.org/action/doBasicSearch?Query=Calamus+vitiensis JSTOR],
[https://www.trebrown.com/plant_info.php?species=Calamus+vitiensis Trebrown],
[https://keys.trin.org.au/key-server/data/0e0f0504-0103-430d-8004-060d07080d04/media/Html/taxon/Calamus_vitiensis.htm ATRP]
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[https://www.google.com/search?q=%22Calamus+vitiensis%22&amp;num=10&amp;sa=Google+Search Google],
[https://images.google.com/images?q=%22Calamus+vitiensis%22&amp;hl=en&amp;btnG=Google+Search GoogleImages],
[https://www.flickr.com/search/?q=Calamus+vitiensis Flickr],
[https://www.google.com/search?q=%22Calamus+vitiensis%22%20site:https://www.palmtalk.org/&amp;sa=Google+Search PalmTalk]
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