Arecaceae FAMILY
Licuala pumila
Licuala pumila
Edibility
0/5
Medicinal
0/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Licuala pumila is an evergreen palm usually producing a cluster of unbranched stems up to 120cm tall and 15cm in diameter[ 701 Title Asean Tropical Plant Database Publication Author Website http://211.114.21.20/tropicalplant/index.jsp Publisher Year ISBN Description Terse details, with photos, of many of the plants growing in the tropical forests of southeast Asia. Gives some details of plant uses along with a description of the plant and its range. ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use in thatching etc.
Habitat & Origin
Origintropical
Native RangeSoutheast Asia - Indonesia (Java).
HabitatAn understorey shrub in forests, growing along river banks and in ravines; at elevations up to 250 metres[ 310 Title Plant Resources of Southeast Asia Publication Author Website http://proseanet.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Lots of information on the uses of the plants of SE Asia. ].