Licuala grandis
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Licuala grandis | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Clade: | Commelinids |
Order: | Arecales |
Family: | Arecaceae |
Tribe: | Trachycarpeae |
Genus: | Licuala |
Species: | L. grandis
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Binomial name | |
Licuala grandis (hort. ex W. Bull) H. Wendl.
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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]
Synonyms
[edit]- Pritchardia grandis hort. ex W. Bull
References
[edit]- ^ Jump up to: a b c "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.