''Licuala'' is a genus of palms, in the tribe

Trachycarpeae Trachycarpeae is a Tribe (biology), tribe of palms in subfamily Coryphoideae of the plant family Arecaceae. It has the widest distribution of any tribe in Coryphoideae and is found on all continents (except Antarctica), though the greatest concen ...

, commonly found in

tropical forest Tropical forests (a.k.a. jungle) are forested landscapes in tropical regions: ''i.e.'' land areas approximately bounded by the tropic of Cancer and Capricorn, but possibly affected by other factors such as prevailing winds. Some tropical fore ...

s of southern China,

Southeast Asia Southeast Asia, also spelled South East Asia and South-East Asia, and also known as Southeastern Asia, South-eastern Asia or SEA, is the geographical south-eastern region of Asia, consisting of the regions that are situated south of mainlan ...

, the

Himalayas The Himalayas, or Himalaya (; ; ), is a mountain range in Asia, separating the plains of the Indian subcontinent from the Tibetan Plateau. The range has some of the planet's highest peaks, including the very highest, Mount Everest. Over 10 ...

New Guinea New Guinea (; Hiri Motu: ''Niu Gini''; id, Papua, or , historically ) is the world's second-largest island with an area of . Located in Oceania in the southwestern Pacific Ocean, the island is separated from Australia by the wide Torr ...

and the western

Pacific Ocean The Pacific Ocean is the largest and deepest of Earth's five oceanic divisions. It extends from the Arctic Ocean in the north to the Southern Ocean (or, depending on definition, to Antarctica) in the south, and is bounded by the contin ...

islands.Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
/ref>

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

areca ''Areca'' is a genus of 51 species of palms in the family Arecaceae, found in humid tropical forests from the islands of the Philippines, Malaysia and India, across Southeast Asia to Melanesia. The generic name ''Areca'' is derived from a name u ...

, although the term may also refer to the use of these canes as deadly

knobkerrie A knobkerrie, also spelled knobkerry, knobkierie, and knopkierie (Afrikaans), is a form of wooden Club (weapon), club, used mainly in Southern and Eastern Africa. Typically they have a large knob at one end and can be used for throwing at animals ...

s 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 ...

''.

Species

'' Plants of the World Online'' currently (February 2021) includes 167 accepted species:Plants of the World Online: ''Licuala'' Wurmb (Retrieved 7 February 2021)
/ref> * '' Licuala acuminata'' Burret * ''

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'' Barfod & Heatubun * '' Licuala ahlidurii'' Saw * '' Licuala angustiloba'' Burret * ''

Licuala anomala ''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 aruensis ''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 atrovirens ''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 atroviridis ''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 averyanovii ''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 bachmaensis ''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 bacularia ''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 bayana ''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 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'' Becc. * '' Licuala bidoupensis'' A.J.Hend., N.K.Ban & N.Q.Dung * '' Licuala bifida'' Heatubun & Barfod * '' Licuala bintulensis'' Becc. * '' Licuala bissula'' Miq. * '' Licuala borneensis'' Becc. * ''

Licuala bracteata ''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 brevicalyx'' Becc. * '' Licuala bruneiana'' Saw * '' Licuala burretii'' Saw * '' Licuala cabalionii'' Dowe * '' Licuala caespitosa'' A.J.Hend. & N.Q.Dung * '' Licuala cameronensis'' Saw * '' Licuala campestris'' Saw * ''

Licuala cattienensis ''Licuala cattienensis'', is a small fan palm, endemic to southern Vietnam. The type locality is in Cát Tiên National Park in Đồng Nai Province, growing in seasonal tropical forest in flat areas near rivers at low elevations. It is recogn ...

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

Licuala chaiana ''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 collina'' Saw * '' Licuala concinna'' Burret * '' Licuala cordata'' Becc. * '' Licuala corneri'' Furtado * '' Licuala crassiflora'' Barfod * '' Licuala dakrongensis'' A.J.Hend., N.K.Ban & B.V.Thanh * '' Licuala debilis'' Becc. * '' Licuala densiflora'' Becc. * ''

Licuala distans ''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 ...

'' Ridl. * '' Licuala egregia'' Saw * ''

Licuala elegans ''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 ...

'' Blume * '' Licuala ellipsoidalis'' A.J.Hend., N.K.Ban & N.Q.Dung * '' Licuala elliptica'' Saw * '' Licuala exigua'' Saw * '' Licuala ferruginea'' Becc. * '' Licuala ferruginoides'' Becc. * ''

Licuala flammula ''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 flavida'' Ridl. * ''

Licuala flexuosa ''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 fordiana ''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 fractiflexa'' Saw * ''

Licuala gjellerupii ''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 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'' Saw * '' Licuala kamarudinii'' Saw * '' Licuala kemamanensis'' Furtado * ''

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

Licuala kunstleri ''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 lambii'' Saw * '' Licuala lamdongensis'' A.J.Hend. & N.Q.Dung * '' Licuala lanata'' J.Dransf. * '' Licuala lanuginosa'' Ridl. * '' Licuala lauterbachii'' Dammer & K.Schum. * '' Licuala leopoldii'' Saw * '' Licuala leprosa'' Dammer ex Becc. * '' Licuala leptocalyx'' Burret * '' Licuala leucocarpa'' Saw * '' Licuala linearis'' Burret * ''

Licuala longicalycata ''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 ...

'' Furtado * '' Licuala longiflora'' A.J.Hend., N.K.Ban & N.Q.Dung * '' Licuala longipes'' Griff. * '' Licuala longispadix'' Banka & Barfod * ''

Licuala macrantha ''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 maculata ''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 ...

'' Saw * '' Licuala magna'' Burret * '' Licuala malajana'' Becc. * '' Licuala mattanensis'' Becc. * '' Licuala meijeri'' Saw * ''

Licuala merguensis ''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 micholitzii'' Ridl. * ''

Licuala micrantha ''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 mirabilis'' Furtado * '' Licuala miriensis'' Saw * '' Licuala modesta'' Becc. * '' Licuala montana'' Dammer & K.Schum. * '' Licuala moszkowskiana'' Becc. * '' Licuala moyseyi'' Furtado * '' Licuala mukahensis'' Saw * '' Licuala mustapana'' Saw * '' Licuala nana'' Blume * '' Licuala naumannii'' Burret * '' Licuala naumoniensis'' Becc. * '' Licuala nuichuaensis'' 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'' Dammer ex Becc. * '' Licuala parvula'' A.J.Hend. & N.Q.Dung * '' Licuala patens'' Ridl. * '' Licuala paucisecta'' Burret * '' Licuala peekelii'' Lauterb. * '' Licuala peltata'' Roxb. ex Buch.-Ham. * '' Licuala penduliflora'' (Blume) Zipp. ex Blume * '' Licuala petiolulata'' Becc. * '' Licuala pilosa'' Saw * '' Licuala pitta'' Barfod & Pongsatt. * '' Licuala platydactyla'' Becc. * '' Licuala polyschista'' K.Schum. & Lauterb. * '' Licuala poonsakii'' Hodel * ''

Licuala pseudovalida ''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 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'' 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

{{Taxonbar, from=Q281747 Arecaceae genera Flora of Indomalesia