Licuala orbicularis
Becc.
Arecaceae
Licuala veitchii W.Watson ex Hook.f.
Pritchardia grandis H.J.Veitch
Common Name:
Matang, Sarawak, Malaysia
Photograph by: John Dransfield
Image credit to Palmweb
Matang, Sarawak, Malaysia
Photograph by: John Dransfield
Image credit to Palmweb
Gunung Matang, Sarawak, Malaysia
Photograph by: William J. Baker
Image credit to Palmweb
Sempadi, Sarawak, Malaysia
Photograph by: John Dransfield
Image credit to Palmweb
General Information
Licuala orbicularis is an evergreen palm producing one to several very short stems. Each stem is topped by a crown of fan-shaped leaves up to 75cm across on petioles 40 - 75cm 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 commonly harvested from the wild for local use of its leaves for thatch, making hats etc. The plant is also grown as an ornamental, valued especially for its attractive leaves[
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.
].
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)
Habitat
An understorey plant in Kerangas, mixed dipterocarp forest, in moist valleys and hill slopes; at elevations from 20 - 550 metres
Properties
| Other Uses Rating |  |
| Habit | Evergreen Shrub |
| Height | 1.00 m |
| Cultivation Status | Ornamental, Wild |
Cultivation Details
The plant is often found in the wild in Kerangas forest - a type of moist, heath forest found on acidic, sandy soils that are low in nutrients, especially nitrogen[
K- Title
- Plants for a Future
- Author
- Ken Fern
- Description
- Notes from observations, tasting etc at Plants For A Future and on field trips.
].
Edible Uses
None known
Medicinal
None known
Other Uses
The leaves are used for thatching temporary dwelling places, making 'Langko' hats etc. and are especially used as wrapping material for cooked rice, tobacco etc[
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.
].
Propagation
Seed -
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