Licuala spinosa
Mangrove Fan Palm
Also known as: Corypha pilearia Lour. +8 more
- Corypha pilearia Lour.
- Licuala acutifida subsp. peninsularis Becc.
- Licuala acutifida var. peninsularis Becc.
- Licuala horrida Blume
- Licuala pilearia (Lour.) Blume
- Licuala spinosa subsp. cochinchinensis Becc.
- Licuala spinosa subsp. eriantha Becc.
- Licuala spinosa var. cochinchinensis Becc.
- Licuala spinosa var. eriantha Becc.
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Arecaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a shrub or tree.
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Found natively in Temperate Asia and Tropical Asia, Licuala spinosa (commonly known as Mangrove fan palm) is a palm tree belonging to the Arecaceae family. Within its native range, this species is primarily associated with wet tropical conditions.
Macro Climate
Tropical
Plant Type
Tree
Plant Type
Shrub
Plant Type
Palm
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
ASIA-TEMPERATE, ASIA-TROPICAL
Regions (WGSRPD)
China, Indian Subcontinent, Indo-China, Malesia
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Andaman Is., Bangladesh, Borneo, Cambodia, Hainan, Jawa, Malaya, Myanmar, Nicobar Is., Philippines, Sumatera, Thailand, Vietnam
Introduced Range
An “Introduced” distribution indicates that the plant is recorded outside its native range in that region as a result of deliberate or accidental human introduction. Introduced records may include casual, naturalized or invasive populations, but do not include plants that are only cultivated or planted without self-sustaining populations.
Botanical Countries (Non-Native)
Hawaii, Trinidad-Tobago