Licuala grandis explained

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

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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.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Licuala grandis. National Parks: Flora and Fauna Web. Government of Singapore. 19 August 2021. 25 February 2023.