Licuala distans

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Figure 1. L. distans in habitat.

Distribution & Habitat:

Found along ridgetops in wet Thailand rainforest.

Description:

A very attractive and elegant palm with a thinnish stem and a large, spreading crown of numerous deeply split leaves, each composed of an orbicular blade held nearly flat at the tip of a long spiny petiole.

Culture:

Warm, sheltered and moist but well drained.

Figure 2. L. distans.

Figure 3. L. distans.

Figure 4. L. distans inflorescence.

Contributed by:

Luke Nancarrow (Figure 1,2,3&4)

External Links:

Kew, PalmWeb, JSTOR, Trebrown

Google, GoogleImages, Flickr, PalmTalk