Licuala cattienensis (Licuala cattienensis)
Description
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 recognisable by being much smaller (<2m) and single-stemmed, in comparison the larger L. spinosa, which is common in the Park and grows in grows in clumps. The local name for fan palms is mật cật; the authors also cite lá toi. No uses have been recorded.
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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