Biology:Licuala grandis
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Short description: Species of palm
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Arecales |
| Family: | Arecaceae |
| Tribe: | Trachycarpeae |
| Genus: | Licuala |
| Species: | L. grandis
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| Binomial name | |
| Licuala grandis (hort. ex W. Bull) H. Wendl.
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Licuala grandis, the ruffled fan palm, Vanuatu fan palm or Palas palm, is a species of palm tree in the family Arecaceae, native to Vanuatu, an island nation in the Pacific. It grows in the understory of primary and secondary tropical rain forests.[1] It produces hermaphroditic inflorescences.[1] It bears round green fruit that redden as they ripen, each containing a single seed.[1]
Synonyms
- Pritchardia grandis hort. ex W. Bull
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Licuala grandis". Government of Singapore. 19 August 2021. https://www.nparks.gov.sg/florafaunaweb/flora/5/1/5102.
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- Encke, F. et al. 1984. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 13. Auflage.
- Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium. 1976. Hortus third.
- Moore, H. E., Jr. 1963. An annotated checklist of cultivated palms. Principes 7:149.
- Uhl, N. W. & J. Dransfield. 1987. Genera palmarum: a classification of palms based on the work of Harold E. Moore, Jr.
Wikidata ☰ Q1214612 entry
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