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General Information

Licuala bracteata is an evergreen palm producing a cluster of stems up to 4 metres tall and 5cm in diameter. Each stem is topped by a crowm of fan-shaped leaves with petioles up to 130cm long and leaf blades up to 90cm wide. The erect inclorescence is about 100cm long[].
The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a source of materials.

Known Hazards

None known

Botanical References

Range

Southeast Asia - southern Vietnam

Habitat

An understorey palm, growing in lowland rain forest; at elevations from 400 - 900 metres[].

Properties

Other Uses Rating
Habit	Evergreen Tree
Height	4.00 m
Self-fertile	No
Cultivation Status	Wild

Cultivation Details

A monoecious species, both male and female forms need to be grown if fruit and seed are required[].

Edible Uses

None known

Medicinal

None known

Other Uses

The leaves to make hats[].

The stems are used to make tool handles[].

Propagation

Seed -

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