Licuala montana (Licuala montana)
Description
Stems clustered, short and subterranean. Lacking leaf sheaths and ocreas; petioles to 1 m, unarmed or proximal about half with widely spaced, recurved, brown thorns to 1 cm; blades to 1 m wide, split into 15-22 segments, green on both surfaces, with slightly curved sides; middle segment slightly wider than others, not split, 25-52 cm, 2-6 cm wide at apex. Plants monoecious. Inflorescences shorter than leaves, to 1.5 m, erect among leaves; rachis to 75 cm, with 3-7 first order branches, these spicate, rarely with 2 or 3 rachillae; rachilla 1 (-3), 15-20 cm, densely hairy; flowers borne in clusters. Fruits globose, 0.7-0.8 cm in diam., with clasping perianth, red at maturity, borne on short stalks. (efloras.org) Editing by edric.
Taxonomic tree
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Domain: Eukarya
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Kingdom: Plantae
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Phylum: Tracheophyta
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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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