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Licuala spinosa

Wurmb (1780)

This name is accepted

Kingdom: Viridiplantae Phylum: Magnoliophyta Class/Clade: Monocots Order: Arecales Family: Arecaceae Genus: Licuala

licuala palm, mangrove fan palm, spiny licuala

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Description

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Uses and Culture

USES

  • Yes

Natural History

Statewide Status

Naturalized

Island Status

Kaua'i Only found in cultivation
O'ahu Naturalized
Hawai'i Only found in cultivation

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Bibliography

Name Published In: Verh. Batav. Genootsch. Kunsten 2: 474 (1780)

Other References

Lau & Frohlich 2012:8 (NEWNAT/O, DESCR)

Occurrences

SNo. Scientific Name Locality Habitat Basis of Record Description Recorded By Record Number Island Source Date
1 Licuala spinosa Vineyard Street, across from Foster Garden Growing in mixed Tabebuia hedge in lowland urban setting. Preserved_Specimen Juvenile about 2 feet tall, no flowers or fruit. OED Oahu BISH
2 Licuala spinosa Koloa District: Lawai Kai, Allerton Gardens Preserved_Specimen Multi-stemmed with trunks to 6 ft. tall, crown to 9 ft.; leaves erect, fronds glossy green; inflorescence erect, immature fruit glossy green; ripening yellow-orange and finally glossy scarlet red. Flynn, T.W. 5385 Kauai BISH 1993-06-22
3 Licuala spinosa Hilo; Hilo Forestry Arboretum Preserved_Specimen Clumping palm to 4m. Persistent leaf bases. Rachis to 1 m. with thorns. Brown matting at base of fronds. Brown tomentum along rachis and at base of pinnae. Corolla 3-parted, white, calyx green. Teraoka, W. 209 Hawaii BISH 1979-11-27
4 Licuala spinosa Hilo; Hilo Forestry Arboretum Preserved_Specimen Clumping palm to 4m. Persistent leaf bases. Rachis to 1 m. with thorns. Brown matting at base of fronds. Brown tomentum along rachis and at base of pinnae. Corolla 3-parted, white, calyx green. Teraoka, W. 209 Hawaii BISH 1979-11-27
5 Licuala spinosa Honolulu; Foster Gardens Preserved_Specimen Fruit orange-red. Woolford, H.A. Oahu BISH 1949-06-28
6 Licuala spinosa Honolulu; Foster Gardens Preserved_Specimen Fruit orange-red. Woolford, H.A. Oahu BISH 1949-06-28
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