Linospadix minor , more commonly known as the Minor Walking Stick Palm (being smaller in stature than the Walking Stick Palm Linospadix monostachya

Linospadix monostachya

Linospadix monostachya known as the Walking Stick Palm is a small palm growing in rainforest understorey in eastern Australia. It usually grows to 2 or 3 metres tall....

) is a small North-East Queensland tropical forest

Queensland tropical rain forests

The Queensland tropical rain forests are a terrestrial ecoregion located in northeastern Australia.-Setting:The ecoregion covers of northeastern coastal Queensland, from the coast up a series of plateaus and tablelands to the mountains behind the coast. The ecoregion comprises three separate...

 palm with stems between 7mm and 20mm in diameter, growing from 1 m to 5 m high, with semi-glossy dark green leaves, and a crown

Crown (headgear)

A crown is the traditional symbolic form of headgear worn by a monarch or by a deity, for whom the crown traditionally represents power, legitimacy, immortality, righteousness, victory, triumph, resurrection, honour and glory of life after death. In art, the crown may be shown being offered to...

 of 7 to 12 leaves

The Minor Walking Stick Palm has a limited distribution in the rainforests of the southern Mcllwraith Range (Cape York Peninsula

Cape York Peninsula

Cape York Peninsula is a large remote peninsula located in Far North Queensland at the tip of the state of Queensland, Australia, the largest unspoilt wilderness in northern Australia and one of the last remaining wilderness areas on Earth...

), and is most abundant in the Queensland's wet tropical forests

Wet Tropics of Queensland

The Wet Tropics of Queensland World Heritage Site consists of approximately 8,940 km² of Australian wet tropical forests growing along the north-east Queensland portion of the Great Dividing Range, stretching from Townsville to Cooktown, running in close parallel to the Great Barrier Reef...

 south of Cooktown

Cooktown, Queensland

Cooktown is a small town located at the mouth of the Endeavour River, on Cape York Peninsula in Far North Queensland where James Cook beached his ship, the Endeavour, for repairs in 1770. At the 2006 census, Cooktown had a population of 1,336...

 (Mount Amos area) to Mission Beach

Mission Beach, Queensland

Mission Beach is a small village along the Coral Sea in Queensland, Australia. The popular tourist destination of Dunk Island lies 4 km offshore.-History:...

(Licuala State Forest) and as far inland as Windsor Tableland (from 0–1200 m elevation)