Arecaceae FAMILY
Licuala robinsoniana
Licuala robinsoniana
Edibility
0/5
Medicinal
0/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Licuala robinsoniana is an evergreen palm producing a cluster of stems up to 150cm tall and 17mm in diameter. Each stem is topped by a crowm of fan-shaped leaves with petioles up to 80cm long and leaf blades up to 40cm wide. The erect inclorescence is about 50cm long[ 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 plant is harvested from the wild for local use of its leaves.
Habitat & Origin
Origintropical
Native RangeSoutheast Asia - southeast Vietnam
HabitatLowland rainforest[ 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 ].