Arecaceae FAMILY
Licuala bracteata
Licuala bracteata
Edibility
0/5
Medicinal
0/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Licuala bracteata is an evergreen palm producing a cluster of stems up to 4 metres tall and 5cm in diameter. Each stem is topped by a crowm of fan-shaped leaves with petioles up to 130cm long and leaf blades up to 90cm wide. The erect inclorescence is about 100cm long[ 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 as a source of materials.
Habitat & Origin
Origintropical
Native RangeSoutheast Asia - southern Vietnam
HabitatAn understorey palm, growing in lowland rain forest; at elevations from 400 - 900 metres[ 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 ].