Licuala sallehana sallehana (Licuala sallehana sallehana)
Description
Clustering palm with stem to 1 m tall. Stem postrating or reclining in older individuals. 6 to 15 leaves to crown. Leaf-sheath net-like. Petiole to about 70 cm long, base green in colour. Blade undissected, rhomboid in shape. Leaves very distinct. Flowers yellow in colour, young fruits bright pink in colour. Maturing fruits globose with coarse surface, dark colour almost black. Lowland dipterocarp forest. Growing sympatrically with Licuala malayana. (jstor.org) Editing by edric.
Taxonomic tree
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Domain: Eukarya
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Kingdom: Plantae
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Phylum:
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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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