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General Information

Licuala pumila is an evergreen palm usually producing a cluster of unbranched stems up to 120cm tall and 15cm in diameter[].
The plant is harvested from the wild for local use in thatching etc.

Known Hazards

None known

Botanical References

Range

Southeast Asia - Indonesia (Java).

Habitat

An understorey shrub in forests, growing along river banks and in ravines; at elevations up to 250 metres[].

Properties

Other Uses Rating
Habit	Evergreen Shrub
Height	1.00 m
Cultivation Status	Wild

Cultivation Details

Not known

Edible Uses

None known

Medicinal

None known

Other Uses

Older leaves are used for thatching roofs and to make hats[, ].

The young unfolded leaves have been used to wrap cigarettes. For this, the young shoots were carefully opened, left hanging up outdoors for 2 nights and then smoothed out[, ].
Fine strips of the young leaves are sometimes mixed with opium, probably to add bulk, but perhaps also to improve combustion[, ].

Propagation

Seed -

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