Licuala paludosa

Botanical Description

Licuala paludosa is an evergreen palm producing a tight cluster of unbranched stems up to 7 metres tall and 5 - 7cm in diameter. Each stem is topped by a crown of 9 - 10 fan-shaped leaves each 100 - 150cm wide on petioles 100 - 250cm long[ 334 Title Flora of Peninsula Malaysia Publication Author Website http://www.tfbc.frim.gov.my Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description In the process of being assembled (15/07/09), it is currently a series of check sheets giving species name, brief description, habitat and high quality photos of the plants. , 1024 Title A revision of Licuala (Arecaceae, Coryphoideae) in Borneo Publication Kew Bulletin 67 No. 4:pp 577 - 654 Author Saw L.G. Publisher Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew: Richmond Year 2012 ISBN 0075-5974 Description A detailed treatment of 46 species of the genus Licuala that can be found in Borneo - it gives plant uses where known. The author's personal copy can be downloaded from the Internet. , 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. The conversion of large areas of peat swamp forests in Borneo is a great threat to this species. The process is still continuing. Based on current records, its area of occupancy is less than 50 km2. The species can be considered Endangered[ 1024 Title A revision of Licuala (Arecaceae, Coryphoideae) in Borneo Publication Kew Bulletin 67 No. 4:pp 577 - 654 Author Saw L.G. Publisher Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew: Richmond Year 2012 ISBN 0075-5974 Description A detailed treatment of 46 species of the genus Licuala that can be found in Borneo - it gives plant uses where known. The author's personal copy can be downloaded from the Internet. ].