Licuala orbicularis

Botanical Description

Licuala orbicularis is an evergreen palm producing one to several very short stems. Each stem is topped by a crown of fan-shaped leaves up to 75cm across on petioles 40 - 75cm long[ 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. ]. The plant is commonly harvested from the wild for local use of its leaves for thatch, making hats etc. The plant is also grown as an ornamental, valued especially for its attractive leaves[ 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. ].