Arecaceae
Licuala

Licuala insignis Becc.

First published in Malesia 1: 80 (1877)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is NW. & CN. New Guinea. It is a tree and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

New Guinea

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Baker, W.J., Barfod, A.S., Cámara-Leret, R., Dowe, J.L., Heatubun, C.D., Petoe, P., Turner, J.H., Zona, S. & Dransfield, J. (2024). Palms of New Guinea: 1-726. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, Richmond.
  • Govaerts, R. & Dransfield, J. (2005). World Checklist of Palms: 1-223. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Baker, W.J., Barfod, A.S., Cámara-Leret, R., Dowe, J.L., Heatubun, C.D., Petoe, P., Turner, J.H., Zona, S. & Dransfield, J. (2024). Palms of New Guinea: 1-726. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, Richmond.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 2005 Heatubun, C.; Maturbongs, R.; Sinaga, N.; Wanggai, J.; Iwanggin, M.; Sagisolo, M. [369] Indonesia K000030702 No
Jan 1, 2005 Djamhari [545] Indonesia K000525628 No
Heatubun, C.; Devi Manuhua, Judien Tigibalom, Yoel Watora, Yonas Waraswara, Tonce Mangku, Roberth Wejeri. [1072] Indonesia K000667987 No
Heatubun, C.; Paiki, T.; Iwanggin, M.; Sesa, A. [CH410] K000208603 No
Barfod, A.S. [402] Papua New Guinea K000207594 Type Yes
Heatubun, C.; Devi Manuhua, Judien Tigibalom, Lasarus Kubewa, Naftali Isoga, Yulianus Surbay, Rahman Fitmatan. [1104] Indonesia K000667995 No
Gardiner, L.M.; William J. Baker, Jimmy Wanma, Paulus Bofra [427] Indonesia K000501644 No
Maturbongs, R.A.; Siwana, O.; Kamisopa, M. [723] Indonesia K000030668 No
Heatubun, C.; Devi Manuhua, Judien Tigibalom, Yoel Watora, Yonas Waraswara, Tonce Mangku, Roberth Wejeri. [1088] Indonesia K000667991 No
Heatubun, C.; Victor Simbiak, Neville Kemp, Keliopas Krey, Aksamina Yohanita [1044] Indonesia K000667984 No
Gardiner, L.M.; Victor Simbiak, Marie Briggs, Thomas Bofra, Tobias Paiki, William J. Baker, Jimmy Wanma [434] Indonesia K000501649 No
Gardiner, L.M.; Baker, W.J.; Wanma, J.; Bofra, P. [427] Indonesia Licuala crassiflora K:SPC-77826.000 No

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.
    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Science Photographs

    • Copyright applied to individual images

  • Palms of New Guinea

    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Palmweb - Palms of the World Online

    • Palmweb 2011. Palmweb: Palms of the World Online. Published on the internet http://www.palmweb.org. Accessed on 21/04/2013
    • Content licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0