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Licuala borneensis
Arecaceae FAMILY Endangered

Licuala borneensis

Licuala borneensis

Edibility
1/5
Medicinal
0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Cultivation Details

HabitEvergreen Shrub
Growth—

Plants in the wild are found in quite deep forest shade in humus-rich, moist soils[1]. Requires a warm, sheltered, moist position[2].

Propagation

Seed - Cite as: Tropical Plants Database, Ken Fern. tropical.theferns.info. 2026-02-20. <tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Licuala+borneensis>

Pollinators

Data unavailable

References

  1. [1]A revision of Licuala (Arecaceae, Coryphoideae) in Borneo — Saw L.G. · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew: Richmond · 2012 · ISBN 0075-5974 ↩︎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.
  2. [2]Palm and Cycad Societies of Australia. — http://www.pacsoa.org.au/ ↩︎Contains at least a little information on the majority of palm and cycad species, plus a wealth of photographs. A first class website.
  3. [3]IUCN Red List of Threatened Species — http://www.iucnredlist.org/ ↩︎A list of plants under threat and facing possible extinction, usually with brief details of the threats and information on habitat.