Arecaceae FAMILY Least Concern
Licuala petiolulata
Licuala petiolulata
Edibility
2/5
Medicinal
0/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Cultivation Details
HabitEvergreen Shrub
Growth—
The plant is often found in the wild in Kerangas forest - a type of moist, heath forest found on acidic, sandy soils that are low in nutrients, especially nitrogen[PFAF].
Propagation
Seed - Cite as: Tropical Plants Database, Ken Fern. tropical.theferns.info. 2026-02-20. <tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Licuala+petiolulata>
Pollinators
Data unavailable
References
- [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.
- [PFAF]Plants for a Future — pfaf.org ↩︎