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Licuala spinosa
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Family:
ARECACEAE/PALMAE
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Citation: Licuala spinosa Wurmb, Verh. Batav. Genootsch. Kunsten 2: 474. 1780.
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Malayalam Name(s):
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Tamil name(s):
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English name(s):
Mangrove Fan Palm
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Description:
Clustering palms; stem upright to 4 m tall and 8-10 cm in diam., with remnant fibers from leaf sheaths. Leaves costapalmate, with a stiff blade, divided into wedge-shaped, multi-ribbed segments, and forming a circle about 1 m across. Leaf surfaces, shiny green; leaftips, truncate and toothed; petiole is armed throughout its length with teeth along the margins. Inflorescences 1-2.5 m long, branched to two orders in long drooping spikes. Flowers are small, white and bisexual. Fruits are 1-1.5 cm, spherical, and red when ripe; seed small and round.
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Habit:
Shrub
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Flowering & Fruiting:
Throughout the year
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District(s):
All Districts
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Medicinal:
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Habitat:
Grown as garden plant
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Distribution:
Native of South East Asia
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Aquatic:
No
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Epiphyte(s):
No
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Saprophyte:
No
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Stem parasite:
No
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Root parasite:
No
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Flower colour(s):
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Weed:
No
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Monocot/Dicot:
Monocotyledonous Plants
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Exotic:
Yes
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Garden:
Yes
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Edible:
No
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Vegetable:
No
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Endemic to:
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IUCN status:
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