Biology:Licuala orbicularis

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Short description: Species of palm

Licuala orbicularis
Licuala orbicularis.jpg
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Arecales
Family: Arecaceae
Tribe: Trachycarpeae
Genus: Licuala
Species:
L. orbicularis
Binomial name
Licuala orbicularis
Becc.
Synonyms[1]
  • Licuala veitchii W.Watson ex Hook.f.
  • Pritchardia grandis H.J.Veitch

Licuala orbicularis is a species of palm in the genus Licuala.[2] It is endemic to southwestern Sarawak on the island of Borneo.[1]

It grows as a rainforest understorey plant in mixed dipterocarp forest and kerangas forests, in moist valleys and on hill slopes, from 20 to 550 metres elevation.[3]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Licuala orbicularis Becc.. Plants of the World Online, Kew Science. Accessed 16 March 2023.
  2. "NParks | Licuala orbicularis". https://www.nparks.gov.sg/florafaunaweb/flora/5/1/5103. 
  3. Licuala orbicularis, Tropical Plants Database, Ken Fern. Accessed 16 March 2023.

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q6543555 entry