Palms

Livistona alfredii

Habitat and Distribution Western Australia. In the Hamersley Region mainly in the upper reaches of the Fortescue, Robe and Ashburton Rivers. A small disjunct and apparently senescent population occurs in the Cape Ra., North West Cape Peninsula, on the...

Licuala pusilla

Lemurophoenix halleuxii

Habitat and Distribution Endemic to Madagascar. Lemurophoenix halleuxii occurs in a steep-sided valley, below the long  ridge-top leading eastwards, from the village of Sahavary. The valley is at about 350-450 m above sea level. There is a great...

Livistona speciosa

Habitat and Distribution Bangladesh, Chittagong; Burma, Pegu Yoma and Tenasserim; China, Guangdong, Fengkai, and Hainan Is. at Mo San; throughout Thailand at 400-900 m alt.; and Peninsula Malaysia, on Langkawi Is., Gunung Inas to Genting Sempah in...

Livistona saribus

Habitat and Distribution Borneo, China Southeast, Jawa, Malaya, Society Is., Kampuchea, Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia and the Philippines.  Widespread, but rare in Laos, Vietnam, Kampuchea, Thailand and Malaysia because of forest clearance. In...

Livistona benthamii 'Golden'

Livistona benthamii is a moderately tall, fast growing fan palm from northern Australia and New Guinea that is well suited to cultivation in tropical or warm subtropical areas. The 'Golden' form is a cultivar originating in Malaysia with a spectacular,...

Licuala sp. 'naumanii'

A larger Licuala native to Bougainville Island off the coast of Papua New Guinea at the northwestern end of the Solomon Islands, where it grows in coastal rainforest and close to mangroves. It develops a narrow trunk that can reach between 5 and 10 m (16...

Licuala cabalionii

Habitat and Distribution Vanuatu, on the islands of Vanua Lava (in littoral forest at sealevel on volcanic soils) and Malekula (in rainforest to 250 m above sea level on volcanic soils). Endemic. (John L. Dowe 1993) Description Stem solitary, erect to...

Licuala beccariana

Habitat and Distribution New Guinea.   Description This Licuala grows to around 5m tall juvenile seedling have a bluish tinge to the foliage and grow quite fast. The seed of this species is quite different to say the least of most other Licuala's...

Licuala spinosa

Habitat and Distribution Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Thailand, Vietnam, Malaysia, the Philippines, Sumatra,Java, Borneo. Andaman Is., Cambodia, Hainan, Jawa, Malaya, Myanmar, Nicobar Is., and Sumatera. Habitat: Open, slightly swampy ground, lowland...

Leucothrinax morrissii

Habitat and Distribution Bahamas, Cuba, Florida, Haiti, Leeward Is., and Puerto Rico. Widespread and common in the Caribbean region, Leucothrinax morrisii occurs across a range of habitats in Florida, the Greater Antilles, and the western Lesser...

Latania loddigesii

Habitat and Distribution Open forest on the Mascarene Island of Mauritius, and Round Island.   Description A single-trunked palm, eventually 20 to 35 feet tall with a 15-foot spread, Latan Palms are noted for their distinctive, coarse-textured...