Arecaceae FAMILY

Licuala fordiana

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Licuala fordiana is an evergreen palm producing a cluster of short, subterranean stems; these are topped by a crown of fan-shaped leaves which can be up to 100cm across, borne on petioles up to 150cm long. The erect inflorescences can be around 150cm long[ 266 Title Flora of China Publication Author Website http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/china/ Publisher Missouri Botanical Garden Press; St. Louis. Year 1994 ISBN Description An excellent, comprehensive resource in 25 volumes. In addition to the botanical information the flora also gives basic information on habitat and some uses. An on-line version is also available. , 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 RangeE. Asia - southern China (Guangdong, Hainan).

HabitatAn understorey plant in lowland rainforests; at elevations up to 500 metres[ 266 Title Flora of China Publication Author Website http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/china/ Publisher Missouri Botanical Garden Press; St. Louis. Year 1994 ISBN Description An excellent, comprehensive resource in 25 volumes. In addition to the botanical information the flora also gives basic information on habitat and some uses. An on-line version is also available. , 314 Title Palm and Cycad Societies of Australia. Publication Author Website http://www.pacsoa.org.au/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Contains at least a little information on the majority of palm and cycad species, plus a wealth of photographs. A first class website. ].