Biology:Licuala peltata

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Short description: Species of palm

Licuala peltata
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Arecales
Family: Arecaceae
Tribe: Trachycarpeae
Genus: Licuala
Species:
L. peltata
Binomial name
Licuala peltata
Roxb. ex Buch.-Ham.

Licuala peltata is a species of palm tree in the family Arecaceae. It is found in South Asia and Southeast Asia. The triangular leaves are not truly peltate, or if so only marginally so.

Varieties

  • Licuala peltata var. sumawongii, found in Malaysia and southern Thailand[1]
  • Licuala peltata var. peltata, found in South and Southeast Asia[2]

Licuala peltata var. sumawongii

References


Wikidata ☰ Q5975207 entry