Arecaceae
Licuala
Licuala peltata

Licuala peltata var. peltata

This variety is accepted
The native range of this variety is Bhutan to Peninsula Malaysia. It is a shrub and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Andaman Is., Assam, Bangladesh, East Himalaya, India, Malaya, Myanmar, Nicobar Is., Thailand

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Barfod, A.S. & Dransfield, J. (2013). Flora of Thailand 11(3): 323-498. The Forest Herbarium, National Park, Wildlife and Plant Conservation Department, Bangkok.
  • Govaerts, R. & Dransfield, J. (2005). World Checklist of Palms: 1-223. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Henderson, A. (2009). Palms of Southern Asia: 1-197. Princeton university press, Princeton and Oxford.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Henderson, A. (2009). Palms of Southern Asia: 1-197. Princeton university press, Princeton and Oxford.
  • Sharief, M.U. (ed.) (2024). Flora of India 28: 1-764. Botanical Survey of India.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Kiew, R. [RK5157] Malaysia K000526038 No
Smith, G.; Watana Sumawong [GC71] Thailand K000933219 No
Smith, G.; Watana Sumawong [GC79] Thailand K000933199 No
Hansen; Smitinand, T. [12036] Thailand K000933214 No
Kerr, A.F.G. [16228] Thailand K000933220 No
Bourne, A.G. [s.n.] K000935099 No
Barfod, A.; Ueachirakan, W.; Pedersen, A.B. [43824] Thailand K000933201 No
Kerr, A.F.G. [13758] Thailand K000933222 No
Kerr, A.F.G. [11726] Thailand K000933218 No
Rutherford, S.; Bandara, M.M.P. [R107] K000935101 No
Kostermans [437] Thailand K000933197 No
Dransfield, J.; Charal Bhoonab [JD5449] Thailand K000933221 No
Barfod, A.; Ueachirakan, W. [41619] Thailand K000933200 No
Haniff, Md.; Nur, Md. [4720] Thailand K000933213 No
Whitmore, T.; Charan; Chanlong [TCW3157A] Thailand K000933198 No
Suvana Koses, P. [1600] Thailand K000933216 No
Suvana Koses, P. [1600] Thailand K000933215 No
Barfod, A.; Niyomdham, C.; Ueachinrakan, W.; Pedersen, A.B.; Burholt, T. [45278] Thailand K000933217 No

Sources

  • 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