Licuala_grandis

<i>Licuala grandis</i>

Licuala grandis

Species of palm

Licuala grandis, the ruffled fan palm, Vanuatu fan palm or Palas palm, is a species of palm tree in the family Arecaceae, native to Vanuatu, an island nation in the Pacific. It grows in the understory of primary and secondary tropical rain forests.[1] It produces hermaphroditic inflorescences.[1] It bears round green fruit that redden as they ripen, each containing a single seed.[1]

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Synonyms

  • Pritchardia grandis hort. ex W. Bull

References

  1. [1]
    "Licuala grandis". National Parks: Flora and Fauna Web. Government of Singapore. 19 August 2021. Retrieved 25 February 2023.
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  • Encke, F. et al. 1984. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 13. Auflage.
  • Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium. 1976. Hortus third.
  • Moore, H. E., Jr. 1963. An annotated checklist of cultivated palms. Principes 7:149.
  • Uhl, N. W. & J. Dransfield. 1987. Genera palmarum: a classification of palms based on the work of Harold E. Moore, Jr.


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