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Description and uses

''Licuala'' spp. are fan palms, with the leaves mostly circular in outline, sometimes undivided but more usually divided into wedge-shaped segments. ''Licuala acutifida'' is the source of cane for the walking stick nicknamed the ''Penang-lawyer'' by colonials, probably from the Malay phrase for a wild

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, although the term may also refer to the use of these canes as deadly knobkerries to assassinate litigious enemies. Several species of ''Licuala'' have been transferred into a new genus ''

Lanonia ''Lanonia'' is a genus of fan palms, in the tribe Trachycarpeae (subtribe: Livistoninae). It has a recorded native range from southern China to Indo-China and is also found in Java. Description and phylogeny ''Lanonia'' spp. are fan palms: orig ...

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Species

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Licuala acutifida ''Licuala'' is a genus of palms, in the tribe Trachycarpeae, commonly found in tropical forests of southern China, Southeast Asia, the Himalayas, New Guinea and the western Pacific Ocean islands. Description and uses ''Licuala'' spp. are fa ...

'' Mart. * ''

Licuala adscendens ''Licuala'' is a genus of palms, in the tribe Trachycarpeae, commonly found in tropical forests of southern China, Southeast Asia, the Himalayas, New Guinea and the western Pacific Ocean islands. Description and uses ''Licuala'' spp. are fa ...

'' Barfod & Heatubun * ''

Licuala ahlidurii ''Licuala'' is a genus of palms, in the tribe Trachycarpeae, commonly found in tropical forests of southern China, Southeast Asia, the Himalayas, New Guinea and the western Pacific Ocean islands. Description and uses ''Licuala'' spp. a ...

'' Saw * '' Licuala angustiloba'' Burret * '' Licuala anomala'' Becc. * '' Licuala aruensis'' Becc. * '' Licuala atrovirens'' Saw * '' Licuala atroviridis'' A.J.Hend., N.K.Ban & N.Q.Dung * '' Licuala averyanovii'' A.J.Hend., N.K.Ban & N.Q.Dung * '' Licuala bachmaensis'' A.J.Hend., N.K.Ban & N.Q.Dung * '' Licuala bacularia'' Becc. * '' Licuala bayana'' Saw * ''

Licuala beccariana ''Licuala'' is a genus of palms, in the tribe Trachycarpeae, commonly found in tropical forests of southern China, Southeast Asia, the Himalayas, New Guinea and the western Pacific Ocean islands. Description and uses ''Licuala'' spp. are fa ...

'' (K.Schum. & Lauterb.) Furtado * ''

Licuala bellatula ''Licuala'' is a genus of palms, in the tribe Trachycarpeae, commonly found in tropical forests of southern China, Southeast Asia, the Himalayas, New Guinea and the western Pacific Ocean islands. Description and uses ''Licuala'' spp. are fa ...

'' Becc. * ''

Licuala bidentata ''Licuala'' is a genus of palms, in the tribe Trachycarpeae, commonly found in tropical forests of southern China, Southeast Asia, the Himalayas, New Guinea and the western Pacific Ocean islands. Description and uses ''Licuala'' spp. are fan ...

'' Becc. * '' Licuala bidoupensis'' A.J.Hend., N.K.Ban & N.Q.Dung * ''

Licuala bifida ''Licuala'' is a genus of palms, in the tribe Trachycarpeae, commonly found in tropical forests of southern China, Southeast Asia, the Himalayas, New Guinea and the western Pacific Ocean islands. Description and uses ''Licuala'' spp. a ...

'' Heatubun & Barfod * '' Licuala bintulensis'' Becc. * '' Licuala bissula'' Miq. * '' Licuala borneensis'' Becc. * '' Licuala bracteata'' Gagnep. * '' Licuala brevicalyx'' Becc. * '' Licuala bruneiana'' Saw * '' Licuala burretii'' Saw * ''

Licuala cabalionii ''Licuala'' is a genus of palms, in the tribe Trachycarpeae, commonly found in tropical forests of southern China, Southeast Asia, the Himalayas, New Guinea and the western Pacific Ocean islands. Description and uses ''Licuala'' spp. are fa ...

'' Dowe * '' Licuala caespitosa'' A.J.Hend. & N.Q.Dung * '' Licuala cameronensis'' Saw * '' Licuala campestris'' Saw * '' Licuala cattienensis'' A.J.Hend., N.K.Ban & N.Q.Dung * '' Licuala celebica'' Miq. * '' Licuala chaiana'' Saw * '' Licuala collina'' Saw * '' Licuala concinna'' Burret * ''

Licuala cordata ''Licuala'' is a genus of palms, in the tribe Trachycarpeae, commonly found in tropical forests of southern China, Southeast Asia, the Himalayas, New Guinea and the western Pacific Ocean islands. Description and uses ''Licuala'' spp. are fan ...

'' Becc. * '' Licuala corneri'' Furtado * '' Licuala crassiflora'' Barfod * ''

Licuala dakrongensis ''Licuala'' is a genus of palms, in the tribe Trachycarpeae, commonly found in tropical forests of southern China, Southeast Asia, the Himalayas, New Guinea and the western Pacific Ocean islands. Description and uses ''Licuala'' spp. are fa ...

'' A.J.Hend., N.K.Ban & B.V.Thanh * '' Licuala debilis'' Becc. * '' Licuala densiflora'' Becc. * '' Licuala distans'' Ridl. * ''

Licuala egregia ''Licuala'' is a genus of palms, in the tribe Trachycarpeae, commonly found in tropical forests of southern China, Southeast Asia, the Himalayas, New Guinea and the western Pacific Ocean islands. Description and uses ''Licuala'' spp. are fa ...

'' Saw * '' Licuala elegans'' Blume * ''

Licuala ellipsoidalis ''Licuala'' is a genus of palms, in the tribe Trachycarpeae, commonly found in tropical forests of southern China, Southeast Asia, the Himalayas, New Guinea and the western Pacific Ocean islands. Description and uses ''Licuala'' spp. are fa ...

'' A.J.Hend., N.K.Ban & N.Q.Dung * ''

Licuala elliptica ''Licuala'' is a genus of palms, in the tribe Trachycarpeae, commonly found in tropical forests of southern China, Southeast Asia, the Himalayas, New Guinea and the western Pacific Ocean islands. Description and uses ''Licuala'' spp. are fa ...

'' Saw * ''

Licuala exigua ''Licuala'' is a genus of Arecaceae, palms, in the tribe Trachycarpeae, commonly found in tropical forests of southern China, Southeast Asia, the Himalayas, New Guinea and the western Pacific Ocean islands. Description and uses ''Licuala'' sp ...

'' Saw * '' Licuala ferruginea'' Becc. * ''

Licuala ferruginoides ''Licuala'' is a genus of Arecaceae, palms, in the tribe Trachycarpeae, commonly found in tropical forests of southern China, Southeast Asia, the Himalayas, New Guinea and the western Pacific Ocean islands. Description and uses ''Licuala'' sp ...

'' Becc. * '' Licuala flammula'' Saw * '' Licuala flavida'' Ridl. * '' Licuala flexuosa'' Burret * '' Licuala fordiana'' Becc. * '' Licuala fractiflexa'' Saw * '' Licuala gjellerupii'' Becc. * '' Licuala glaberrima'' Gagnep. * '' Licuala glabra'' Griff. * '' Licuala graminifolia'' Heatubun & Barfod * '' Licuala grandiflora'' Ridl. * ''

Licuala grandis ''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. Synonyms * ''Pritchardia grandis'' hort. ex W. Bull References M ...

'' (T.Moore) H.Wendl. * '' Licuala hallieriana'' Becc. * '' Licuala honbaensis'' A.J.Hend. & N.Q.Dung * '' Licuala honheoensis'' A.J.Hend. & N.Q.Dung * '' Licuala insignis'' Becc. * ''

Licuala intermedia ''Licuala'' is a genus of palms, in the tribe Trachycarpeae, commonly found in tropical forests of southern China, Southeast Asia, the Himalayas, New Guinea and the western Pacific Ocean islands. Description and uses ''Licuala'' spp. are fa ...

'' Saw * '' Licuala kamarudinii'' Saw * '' Licuala kemamanensis'' Furtado * '' Licuala khoonmengii'' Saw * '' Licuala kiahii'' Furtado * '' Licuala kingiana'' Becc. * '' Licuala klossii'' Ridl. * ''

Licuala kuchingensis ''Licuala'' is a genus of palms, in the tribe Trachycarpeae, commonly found in tropical forests of southern China, Southeast Asia, the Himalayas, New Guinea and the western Pacific Ocean islands. Description and uses ''Licuala'' spp. are fa ...

'' Saw * '' Licuala kunstleri'' Becc. * ''

Licuala lambii ''Licuala'' is a genus of Arecaceae, palms, in the tribe Trachycarpeae, commonly found in tropical forests of southern China, Southeast Asia, the Himalayas, New Guinea and the western Pacific Ocean islands. Description and uses ''Licuala'' sp ...

'' Saw * ''

Licuala lamdongensis ''Licuala'' is a genus of palms, in the tribe Trachycarpeae, commonly found in tropical forests of southern China, Southeast Asia, the Himalayas, New Guinea and the western Pacific Ocean islands. Description and uses ''Licuala'' spp. are fa ...

'' A.J.Hend. & N.Q.Dung * ''

Licuala lanata ''Licuala'' is a genus of palms, in the tribe Trachycarpeae, commonly found in tropical forests of southern China, Southeast Asia, the Himalayas, New Guinea and the western Pacific Ocean islands. Description and uses ''Licuala'' spp. are fa ...

'' J.Dransf. * ''

Licuala lanuginosa ''Licuala'' is a genus of palms, in the tribe Trachycarpeae, commonly found in tropical forests of southern China, Southeast Asia, the Himalayas, New Guinea and the western Pacific Ocean islands. Description and uses ''Licuala'' spp. are fa ...

'' Ridl. * '' Licuala lauterbachii'' Dammer & K.Schum. * '' Licuala leopoldii'' Saw * ''

Licuala leprosa ''Licuala'' is a genus of palms, in the tribe Trachycarpeae, commonly found in tropical forests of southern China, Southeast Asia, the Himalayas, New Guinea and the western Pacific Ocean islands. Description and uses ''Licuala'' spp. are fa ...

'' Dammer ex Becc. * '' Licuala leptocalyx'' Burret * '' Licuala leucocarpa'' Saw * '' Licuala linearis'' Burret * '' Licuala longicalycata'' Furtado * ''

Licuala longiflora ''Licuala'' is a genus of palms, in the tribe Trachycarpeae, commonly found in tropical forests of southern China, Southeast Asia, the Himalayas, New Guinea and the western Pacific Ocean islands. Description and uses ''Licuala'' spp. are fa ...

'' A.J.Hend., N.K.Ban & N.Q.Dung * '' Licuala longipes'' Griff. * '' Licuala longispadix'' Banka & Barfod * '' Licuala macrantha'' Burret * '' Licuala maculata'' Saw * '' Licuala magna'' Burret * ''

Licuala malajana ''Licuala'' is a genus of palms, in the tribe Trachycarpeae, commonly found in tropical forests of southern China, Southeast Asia, the Himalayas, New Guinea and the western Pacific Ocean islands. Description and uses ''Licuala'' spp. a ...

'' Becc. * ''

Licuala mattanensis ''Licuala'' is a genus of palms, in the tribe Trachycarpeae, commonly found in tropical forests of southern China, Southeast Asia, the Himalayas, New Guinea and the western Pacific Ocean islands. Description and uses ''Licuala'' spp. are fa ...

'' Becc. * ''

Licuala meijeri ''Licuala'' is a genus of palms, in the tribe Trachycarpeae, commonly found in tropical forests of southern China, Southeast Asia, the Himalayas, New Guinea and the western Pacific Ocean islands. Description and uses ''Licuala'' spp. are fa ...

'' Saw * '' Licuala merguensis'' Becc. * '' Licuala micholitzii'' Ridl. * '' Licuala micrantha'' Becc. * '' Licuala mirabilis'' Furtado * '' Licuala miriensis'' Saw * '' Licuala modesta'' Becc. * '' Licuala montana'' Dammer & K.Schum. * '' Licuala moszkowskiana'' Becc. * '' Licuala moyseyi'' Furtado * '' Licuala mukahensis'' Saw * ''

Licuala mustapana ''Licuala'' is a genus of palms, in the tribe Trachycarpeae, commonly found in tropical forests of southern China, Southeast Asia, the Himalayas, New Guinea and the western Pacific Ocean islands. Description and uses ''Licuala'' spp. are fa ...

'' Saw * '' Licuala nana'' Blume * '' Licuala naumannii'' Burret * ''

Licuala naumoniensis ''Licuala'' is a genus of palms, in the tribe Trachycarpeae, commonly found in tropical forests of southern China, Southeast Asia, the Himalayas, New Guinea and the western Pacific Ocean islands. Description and uses ''Licuala'' spp. are fa ...

'' Becc. * ''

Licuala nuichuaensis ''Licuala'' is a genus of palms, in the tribe Trachycarpeae, commonly found in tropical forests of southern China, Southeast Asia, the Himalayas, New Guinea and the western Pacific Ocean islands. Description and uses ''Licuala'' spp. a ...

'' A.J.Hend. & N.Q.Dung * '' Licuala olivifera'' Becc. * '' Licuala oliviformis'' Becc. * '' Licuala oninensis'' Becc. * '' Licuala orbicularis'' Becc. * '' Licuala oryzoides'' Saw * '' Licuala pachycalyx'' Burret * '' Licuala pahangensis'' Furtado * '' Licuala palas'' Saw * '' Licuala paludosa'' Griff. * ''

Licuala parviflora ''Licuala'' is a genus of palms, in the tribe Trachycarpeae, commonly found in tropical forests of southern China, Southeast Asia, the Himalayas, New Guinea and the western Pacific Ocean islands. Description and uses ''Licuala'' spp. are fa ...

'' Dammer ex Becc. * '' Licuala parvula'' A.J.Hend. & N.Q.Dung * '' Licuala patens'' Ridl. * ''

Licuala paucisecta ''Licuala'' is a genus of palms, in the tribe Trachycarpeae, commonly found in tropical forests of southern China, Southeast Asia, the Himalayas, New Guinea and the western Pacific Ocean islands. Description and uses ''Licuala'' spp. are fa ...

'' Burret * ''

Licuala peekelii ''Licuala'' is a genus of palms, in the tribe Trachycarpeae, commonly found in tropical forests of southern China, Southeast Asia, the Himalayas, New Guinea and the western Pacific Ocean islands. Description and uses ''Licuala'' spp. are fa ...

'' Lauterb. * ''

Licuala peltata ''Licuala peltata'' is a species of palm tree in the family Arecaceae The Arecaceae is a family of perennial flowering plants in the monocot order Arecales. Their growth form can be climbers, shrubs, tree-like and stemless plants, all co ...

'' Roxb. ex Buch.-Ham. * '' Licuala penduliflora'' (Blume) Zipp. ex Blume * '' Licuala petiolulata'' Becc. * '' Licuala pilosa'' Saw * '' Licuala pitta'' Barfod & Pongsatt. * ''

Licuala platydactyla ''Licuala'' is a genus of palms, in the tribe Trachycarpeae, commonly found in tropical forests of southern China, Southeast Asia, the Himalayas, New Guinea and the western Pacific Ocean islands. Description and uses ''Licuala'' spp. a ...

'' Becc. * '' Licuala polyschista'' K.Schum. & Lauterb. * '' Licuala poonsakii'' Hodel * '' Licuala pseudovalida'' Saw * '' Licuala pulchella'' Burret * '' Licuala pumila'' Blume * '' Licuala punctulata'' Burret * '' Licuala pusilla'' Becc. * ''

Licuala radula ''Licuala'' is a genus of palms, in the tribe Trachycarpeae, commonly found in tropical forests of southern China, Southeast Asia, the Himalayas, New Guinea and the western Pacific Ocean islands. Description and uses ''Licuala'' spp. are fa ...

'' Gagnep. * '' Licuala ramsayi'' (F.Muell.) Domin * '' Licuala reptans'' Becc. * '' Licuala rheophytica'' Saw * '' Licuala ridleyana'' Becc. * '' Licuala robinsoniana'' Becc. * '' Licuala robusta'' Warb. ex K.Schum. & Lauterb. * '' Licuala rubiginosa'' Saw * '' Licuala rumphii'' Blume * '' Licuala ruthiae'' Saw * '' Licuala sabahana'' Saw * ''

Licuala sallehana ''Licuala'' is a genus of palms, in the tribe Trachycarpeae, commonly found in tropical forests of southern China, Southeast Asia, the Himalayas, New Guinea and the western Pacific Ocean islands. Description and uses ''Licuala'' spp. are fa ...

'' Saw * '' Licuala sarawakensis'' Becc. * '' Licuala scortechinii'' Becc. * ''

Licuala simplex ''Licuala'' is a genus of palms, in the tribe Trachycarpeae, commonly found in tropical forests of southern China, Southeast Asia, the Himalayas, New Guinea and the western Pacific Ocean islands. Description and uses ''Licuala'' spp. are fan ...

'' (K.Schum. & Lauterb.) Becc. * '' Licuala spathellifera'' Becc. * '' Licuala spectabilis'' Miq. * '' Licuala spicata'' Becc. * ''

Licuala spinosa ''Licuala spinosa'', the Mangrove fan palm, is a species of palm in the genus ''Licuala''. The plant is native to the wet places of fresh and salt water of Southeast Asia. Licuala spinosa grows high, with a trunk of 4-7cm. It may grow in clumps. ...

'' Wurmb * '' Licuala steinii'' Burret * '' Licuala stipitata'' Burret * '' Licuala stongensis'' Saw * '' Licuala tanycola'' H.E.Moore * '' Licuala taynguyensis'' Barfod & Borchs. * '' Licuala telifera'' Becc. * '' Licuala tenuissima'' Saw * ''

Licuala terengganuensis ''Licuala'' is a genus of palms, in the tribe Trachycarpeae, commonly found in tropical forests of southern China, Southeast Asia, the Himalayas, New Guinea and the western Pacific Ocean islands. Description and uses ''Licuala'' spp. are fa ...

'' Saw * ''

Licuala thoana ''Licuala'' is a genus of Arecaceae, palms, in the tribe Trachycarpeae, commonly found in tropical forests of southern China, Southeast Asia, the Himalayas, New Guinea and the western Pacific Ocean islands. Description and uses ''Licuala'' sp ...

'' Saw & J.Dransf. * ''

Licuala tiomanensis ''Licuala'' is a genus of Arecaceae, palms, in the tribe Trachycarpeae, commonly found in tropical forests of southern China, Southeast Asia, the Himalayas, New Guinea and the western Pacific Ocean islands. Description and uses ''Licuala'' sp ...

'' Furtado * ''

Licuala triphylla ''Licuala'' is a genus of Arecaceae, palms, in the tribe Trachycarpeae, commonly found in tropical forests of southern China, Southeast Asia, the Himalayas, New Guinea and the western Pacific Ocean islands. Description and uses ''Licuala'' sp ...

'' Griff. * '' Licuala urciflora'' Barfod & Heatubun * '' Licuala whitmorei'' Saw * '' Licuala yiiana'' Saw

References

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