Palms   Licuala elegans

Synonymy:
L. peltata ???

Common Names:
Unknown

Distribution:
Thailand and northern Malaysia.

Habitat:
Rainforest in valleys and ravines.

Description:
A very attractive, solitary fan palm up to 5m tall, with large, undivided, dark green leaves to 1.5m across, on petioles up to 2m long.

General:
Very popular with palm collectors.

Culture:
Warm, shady, and moist. The most cold tolerant of the large, undivided leaf Licualas.

Figure 1. L. elegans in the glass house of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Sydney

Figure 2. L. elegans leaf close-up

Contributed by:

Mike Gray (Figure 1&2)

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