Linospadix monostachya
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Linospadix monostachya known as the Walking Stick Palm is a small palm growing in rainforest
Rainforest
Rainforests are forests characterized by high rainfall, with definitions based on a minimum normal annual rainfall of 1750-2000 mm...

 understorey in eastern Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...

. It usually grows to 2 or 3 metres tall.
Walking-stick palms in the genus Linospadix include five endemic Australian Species. Widespread in north-east Queensland, Linospadix minor is an understory palmlet with bird-dispersed, bright red or yellow fruits. The palm can grow to a height of 5m, and develops fruit between 8 and 18 mms in diameter.

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