Licuala sp. 'Wilailak'

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Licuala (lik-oo-AH-lah) sp. 'Wilailak'
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Searle Brothers Nursery FL. Photo by Ryan D. Gallivan
Scientific Classification
Genus: Licuala (lik-oo-AH-lah)
Species: sp. 'Wilailak'
Synonyms
None set.
Native Continent
Oceania
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Morphology
Habit: Solitary
Leaf type: Palmate
Culture
Survivability index
Common names
None.

Habitat and Distribution

Borneo.
Searle Brothers Nursery FL. "A palm that has continued to be a bit of a mystery. We still don't know more about it, beyond its origin story. Its upright growth, extended petioles and large leaves sets it apart from known species, except for a few similarities with Licuala peltata var. sumawongii. This palm, along with other specimens of the same batch, have flowered and set seed. The inflorescences, flowers and seed are identical to those of L. peltata var. sumawongii. The leaves are quite large and match the size of the aforementioned variety. If you were to glue the segments together it would look very similar to those solid Sumawongii leaves." Photo by Ryan D. Gallivan

Description

Culture

Comments and Curiosities



  • IMAGE GALLERY

  • Searle Brothers Nursery FL. "A palm that has continued to be a bit of a mystery. We still don't know more about it, beyond its origin story. Its upright growth, extended petioles and large leaves sets it apart from known species, except for a few similarities with Licuala peltata var. sumawongii. This palm, along with other specimens of the same batch, have flowered and set seed. The inflorescences, flowers and seed are identical to those of L. peltata var. sumawongii. The leaves are quite large and match the size of the aforementioned variety. If you were to glue the segments together it would look very similar to those solid Sumawongii leaves." Jeff Searle giving scale. Photo by Ryan D. Gallivan

  • Searle Brothers Nursery FL. Jeff Searle giving scale. Photo by Ryan D. Gallivan

  • Searle Brothers Nursery FL. Photo by Ryan D. Gallivan

  • Searle Brothers Nursery FL. Photo by Ryan D. Gallivan

  • Searle Brothers Nursery FL. "Travis Searle giving scale". Photo by Ryan D. Gallivan

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.

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