Palms   Licuala distans

Distribution & Habitat: Found along ridgetops in wet Thailand rainforest. Description: A very attractive and elegant palm with a thinnish stem and a large, spreading crown of numerous deeply split leaves, each composed of an orbicular blade held nearly flat at the tip of a long spiny petiole. Culture: Warm, sheltered and moist but well drained.

Figure 1. L. distans in habitat.

Figure 2. L. distans .

Figure 3. L. distans .

Figure 4. L. distans inflorescence.

Contributed by:

Luke Nancarrow (Figure 1,2,3&4)

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