Licuala glabra
From Palmpedia - Palm Grower's Guide
Licuala (lik-oo-AH-lah) glabra (GLAH-brah)
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 Nong Nooch Botanic Garden, Thailand. Licuala glabra var. selangorensis. Photo by Paul Craft.
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Scientific Classification
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Genus: |
Licuala (lik-oo-AH-lah)
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Species: |
glabra (GLAH-brah)
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Synonyms
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None set.
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Native Continent
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Oceania
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Morphology
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Culture
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Survivability index
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Common names
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None.
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Habitat and Distribution
Malaysia. Understory Palm of mountainous Rain Forest.
Nong Nooch Botanic Garden, Thailand. Licuala glabra var. selangorensis. Photo by Paul Craft
Description
Culture
Tropical Moist Forest, Cold Hardiness Zone: 10b
Comments and Curiosities
There are two subspecies, Licuala glabra var. glabra, and Licuala glabra var. selangorensis.
- IMAGE GALLERY
Frazer's Hill, Pahang, Malaysia. Photo by Dr. John Dransfield, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew/Palmweb.
Malaysian Biological diversity
Malaysian Biological diversity
Malaysian Biological diversity
Malaysian Biological diversity
Malaysian Biological diversity
Malaysian Biological diversity
Malaysian Biological diversity
Licuala glabra var. selangorensis. Malaysian Biological diversity
Malaysian Biological diversity
Nong Nooch Botanic Garden, Thailand. Licuala glabra var. selangorensis. Photo by Paul Craft
Nong Nooch Botanic Garden, Thailand. Licuala glabra var. selangorensis. Photo by Paul Craft
Floribunda Palms, Hawaii. Licuala glabra var. glabra. Photo by Paul Craft.
Floribunda Palms, Hawaii. Licuala glabra var. selangorensis. Photo by Paul Craft.
Nong Nooch Botanic Garden, Thailand. Licuala glabra var. selangorensis. Photo by Paul Craft.
Nong Nooch Botanic Garden, Thailand. Licuala glabra var. selangorensis. Photo by Paul Craft.
Nong Nooch Botanic Garden, Thailand. Licuala glabra var. selangorensis. Photo by Paul Craft.
Nong Nooch Botanic Garden, Thailand. Licuala glabra var. selangorensis. Photo by Paul Craft.
"Back cover". Licuala glabra var. glabra. Photo by Paul Craft.
J.D. Andersen Nursery, Hawaii. Licuala glabra var. glabra. Photo by Paul Craft.
J.D. Andersen Nursery, Hawaii. Licuala glabra var. glabra. Photo by Paul Craft.
J.D. Andersen Nursery, Hawaii. Licuala glabra var. glabra. Photo by Paul Craft.
J.D. Andersen Nursery, Hawaii. Licuala glabra var. glabra. Photo by Paul Craft.
Floribunda palms, Hawaii. Licuala glabra var. selangorensis. Photo by Geoff Stein.
Floribunda palms, Hawaii. Licuala glabra var. selangorensis. Photo by Geoff Stein.
Hawaii. Photo by Bill Austin.
Floribunda palms, Hawaii. Licuala glabra var. selangorensis. Photo by Geoff Stein.
Hawaii. Licuala glabra var. glabra. Photo by Geoff Stein.
Bukit Bauk, Terengganu, Malaysia. Oct. 2002. from slide. Photo by Dr. Scott Zona.
Photo by Philippe Alvarez.
Photo by Philippe Alvarez.
Photo by Philippe Alvarez.
Las Marías, PR. Photo by Cindy Adair.
Las Marías, PR. Photo by Cindy Adair.
Las Marías, PR. Photo by Cindy Adair.
Hawaiian Tropical Botanical Garden.
Thailand. Photo by Banchong.
External Links
References
Phonetic spelling of Latin names by edric.
Special thanks to Geoff Stein, (Palmbob) for his hundreds of photos.
Special thanks to Palmweb.org, Dr. John Dransfield, Dr. Bill Baker & team, for their volumes of information and photos.
Glossary of Palm Terms; Based on the glossary in Dransfield, J., N.W. Uhl, C.B. Asmussen-Lange, W.J. Baker, M.M. Harley & C.E. Lewis. 2008. Genera Palmarum - Evolution and Classification of the Palms. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. All images copyright of the artists and photographers (see images for credits).
Many Special Thanks to Ed Vaile for his long hours of tireless editing and numerous contributions.