Licuala borneensis
Becc.
Arecaceae
Common Name:
Fruiting plant
Photograph by: John Dransfield
Image credit to Palmweb
Fruiting plant
Photograph by: John Dransfield
Image credit to Palmweb
Ripening fruits
Photograph by: John Dransfield
Image credit to Palmweb
General Information
Licuala borneensis is an evergreen palm producing one or more short, unbranched stems 20 - 23mm in diameter. The stems are topped by a crown of 8 - 12 fan-shaped leaves 30 - 70cm across on petioles 40 - 100cm long[
1024- Title
- A revision of Licuala (Arecaceae, Coryphoideae) in Borneo
- Publication
- Kew Bulletin 67 No. 4:pp 577 - 654
- Author
- Saw L.G.
- Publisher
- Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew: Richmond
- Year
- 2012
- ISBN
- 0075-5974
- Description
- A detailed treatment of 46 species of the genus Licuala that can be found in Borneo - it gives plant uses where known. The author's personal copy can be downloaded from the Internet.
].
The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a food. It is sometimes grown as an ornamental[
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- Palm and Cycad Societies of Australia.
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- http://www.pacsoa.org.au/
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- Description
- Contains at least a little information on the majority of palm and cycad species, plus a wealth of photographs. A first class website.
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The species is only known from an estimated three localities on the island of Borneo. Its total extent of occurrence (EOO) is approximately 1,390 square kilometres. The forest habitat in which it occurs is declining due to unsustainable logging and conversion of forests to plantations. The plant is classified as 'Endangered' in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species(2013)[
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- IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
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- http://www.iucnredlist.org/
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- A list of plants under threat and facing possible extinction, usually with brief details of the threats and information on habitat.
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Known Hazards
None known
Botanical References
1024- Title
- A revision of Licuala (Arecaceae, Coryphoideae) in Borneo
- Publication
- Kew Bulletin 67 No. 4:pp 577 - 654
- Author
- Saw L.G.
- Publisher
- Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew: Richmond
- Year
- 2012
- ISBN
- 0075-5974
- Description
- A detailed treatment of 46 species of the genus Licuala that can be found in Borneo - it gives plant uses where known. The author's personal copy can be downloaded from the Internet.
Range
Southeast Asia - Malaysia (Sarawak), Brunei
Habitat
An understorey plant in mixed Dipterocarp forest in moderate shade and a loamy soil[
1024- Title
- A revision of Licuala (Arecaceae, Coryphoideae) in Borneo
- Publication
- Kew Bulletin 67 No. 4:pp 577 - 654
- Author
- Saw L.G.
- Publisher
- Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew: Richmond
- Year
- 2012
- ISBN
- 0075-5974
- Description
- A detailed treatment of 46 species of the genus Licuala that can be found in Borneo - it gives plant uses where known. The author's personal copy can be downloaded from the Internet.
]. Humid lowland forests, where it is confined to mor (humus rich) soils[
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- IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
- Publication
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- Author
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- Website
- http://www.iucnredlist.org/
- Publisher
-
- Year
- 0
- ISBN
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- Description
- A list of plants under threat and facing possible extinction, usually with brief details of the threats and information on habitat.
].
Properties
| Conservation Status | Endangered |
| Edibility Rating |  |
| Habit | Evergreen Shrub |
| Height | 1.50 m |
| Cultivation Status | Wild |
Cultivation Details
Plants in the wild are found in quite deep forest shade in humus-rich, moist soils[
1024- Title
- A revision of Licuala (Arecaceae, Coryphoideae) in Borneo
- Publication
- Kew Bulletin 67 No. 4:pp 577 - 654
- Author
- Saw L.G.
- Publisher
- Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew: Richmond
- Year
- 2012
- ISBN
- 0075-5974
- Description
- A detailed treatment of 46 species of the genus Licuala that can be found in Borneo - it gives plant uses where known. The author's personal copy can be downloaded from the Internet.
]. Requires a warm, sheltered, moist position[
314- Title
- Palm and Cycad Societies of Australia.
- Publication
-
- Author
-
- Website
- http://www.pacsoa.org.au/
- Publisher
-
- Year
- 0
- ISBN
-
- Description
- Contains at least a little information on the majority of palm and cycad species, plus a wealth of photographs. A first class website.
].
Edible Uses
Leaflets[
338- Title
- IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
- Publication
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- Author
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- Website
- http://www.iucnredlist.org/
- Publisher
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- Year
- 0
- ISBN
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- Description
- A list of plants under threat and facing possible extinction, usually with brief details of the threats and information on habitat.
].
Medicinal
None known
Other Uses
None known
Propagation
Seed -
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