Licuala ahlidurii (Licuala ahlidurii)
Description
Acaulescent, clustering palm. Cluster may have up to 7 or more shoots, 5 to 10 leaves to each crown; petiole 1 to 2 m length, base of petiole reddish brown in colour; frond diameter 60 to 120 cm across, semi-circular in shape; leaf surface shiny. Infructescence about 1.2 m long with 89 cm scape. Lowland dipterocarp forest. This species is very common on the foot of Bukit Bauk, dominating the forest floor especially in the Drybalanops aromatica stand. It disappears at higher elevation. Grows sympatrically with the acaulescent Licuala glabra and in some other areas Leaf material taken for DNA extraction by Christine D. Bacon Colorado State University 20 May 2009.
Taxonomic tree
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Domain: Eukarya
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Kingdom: Plantae
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Class: Liliopsida
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Order: Arecales
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Family: Arecaceae
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Genus: Licuala
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