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General Information

Licuala bachmaensis is an evergreen palm with a solitary stem that can be up to 150cm tall and 20cm in diameter, though it is often short and subterranean. The stem is topped by a crown of up to 20 fan-shaped leaves with petioles up to 180cm long and leaf blades up to 130cm wide. The erect, flowering stems can be up to 340cm long[].
The leaves are harvested from the wild for local use to make raincoats. The plant is sometimes grown locally as an ornamental in villages[].

Known Hazards

None known

Botanical References

Range

Southeast Asia - central Vietnam

Habitat

Lowland rain forest, growing on the slopes of mountains in broad-leafed, evergreen, primary closed forest on sandstone, shale or granite rock, and persisting in disturbed areas; at elevations up to 1,150 metres[].

Properties

Other Uses Rating
Habit	Evergreen Shrub
Height	2.50 m
Cultivation Status	Ornamental, 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 are used to make rain coats[].

Propagation

Seed -

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