Arecaceae FAMILY

Licuala peltata

Edibility

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Medicinal

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Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Licuala peltata is an evergreen palm tree that is usually solitary-stemmed though it sometimes suckers to produce a number of stems from the base. The slender bole, which can range in height from 1.5 - 8 metres, is 5 - 10cm in diameter, and is topped by a crown of fan-shaped leaves with petioles up to 4 metres long and leaf blades up to 180cm wide. The erect inflorescences can be up to 4 metres long[ 146 Title A Manual of Indian Timbers. Publication Author Gamble. J. S. Publisher Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh Year 1972 ISBN - Description First written in the 19th century, but still a classic, giving a lot of information on the uses and habitats of Indian trees. Not for the casual reader. , 1968 Title Palms of Southern Asia Publication Author Henderson A. Publisher Princeton University Press, New York Year 2009 ISBN 978-0-691-13449-9 Description An excellent concise guide ]. The tree is harvested from the wild for its leaves, which are used locally for thatching, making umbrellas, torches etc.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeE. Asia - India, Assam, Bangladesh, Nicobar and Andaman Islands, Myanmar, Thailand, Malaysia.

HabitatHumid lowland rainforests, sometimes in drier forests, often on limestone soils; at elevations up to 500 metres[ 314 Title Palm and Cycad Societies of Australia. Publication Author Website http://www.pacsoa.org.au/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Contains at least a little information on the majority of palm and cycad species, plus a wealth of photographs. A first class website. , 1968 Title Palms of Southern Asia Publication Author Henderson A. Publisher Princeton University Press, New York Year 2009 ISBN 978-0-691-13449-9 Description An excellent concise guide ]. Moist deciduous forest, sometimes on the lower slopes of some limestone hills.