Licuala ramsayi
COMMON NAME | Australian Fan Palm, Wedge leaflet fan palm, Hessian hair fan
palm |
TYPE | Palm |
FAMILY | Arecaceae |
NOTES | The
Australian Fan Palm has huge circular fan leaves with jagged edges like giant
light green pinwheels. A large,
spreading canopy, consisting of ten to twelve fronds, rests atop the long,
white trunk of this palm upto 30ft at maturity. |
GEOGRAPHIC REGION | Oueensland, Australia |
NATIVE
HABITAT | Occurs
in swamps, riverbanks, and rainforests and the only Licuala from Australia |
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