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Licuala grandis
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{{PalmSpeciesHeader}} __NOTOC__ <div class="row"> <div class="small-0 large-5 columns"> [[File:Licuala_grandis.jpg|frame|Figure 1. ''L. grandis'']] </div> <div class="small-0 large-7 columns"> ===Common Names:=== Ruffled Fan Leaf Palm,<br/> Vanuatau Fan Palm,<br/> Palas Payung ===Distribution & Habitat:=== Lowland rainforest of the Soloman Islands, and Vanuatu ===Description:=== A very attractive, single trunking Licuala, to about 2.5m, with glossy, dark green, entire leaves. ===Culture:=== A very popular plant among palm collectors. Likes moist soil, and can stand full sun in the tropics (high humidity), tho requires shade in the sub-tropics. </div> </div> <div class="row"> <div class="small-0 large-6 columns"> [[File:Licuala_grandis02.jpg|frame|Figure 2. ''L. grandis'' outside the Holiday Inn, Kuching.]] </div> <div class="small-0 large-6 columns"> [[File:Licuala_grandis03.jpg|frame|Figure 3. ''L. grandis'''s lovely infructescence.]] </div> </div> <div class="row"> <div class="small-0 large-6 columns"> [[File:Licuala_grandis04.jpg|frame|Figure 4. ''L. grandis'' split leaf form. Leaves open entire and gradually split.]] </div> </div> ===Contributed by: === Chris King (Figure 1)<br/> Mike Gray (Figure 2&3)<br/> Luke Nancarrow (Figure 4)<br/> ===External Links:=== [https://powo.science.kew.org/results?q=Licuala%20grandis Kew], [https://www.palmweb.org//?q=cdm_dataportal/taxon/c513df2b-1b31-4c80-b46a-ded9c71125a7 PalmWeb], [https://www.jstor.org/action/doBasicSearch?Query=Licuala+grandis JSTOR], [https://www.trebrown.com/plant_info.php?species=Licuala+grandis Trebrown] </p> [https://www.google.com/search?q=%22Licuala+grandis%22&num=10&sa=Google+Search Google], [https://images.google.com/images?q=%22Licuala+grandis%22&hl=en&btnG=Google+Search GoogleImages], [https://www.flickr.com/search/?q=Licuala+grandis Flickr], [https://www.google.com/search?q=%22Licuala+grandis%22%20site:https://www.palmtalk.org/&sa=Google+Search PalmTalk] <p> [[Category:Licuala|grandis]] [[Category:Palm|Licuala_grandis]]
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