Arecaceae
Licuala
Licuala mattanensis

Licuala mattanensis var. paucisecta Becc.

First published in Webbia 5: 51 (1921)
This variety is accepted
The native range of this variety is Borneo (Sarawak). It is a shrub and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Borneo

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Saw, L.G. (2012). A revision of Licuala (Arecaceae, Coryphoideae) in Borneo. Kew Bulletin 67: 577-654.

An alternative taxonomy had been proposed by the following authorities:

  • Govaerts, R.H.A. (2011). World checklist of selected plant families published update Facilitated by the Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. [Cited as Licuala mattanensis.]

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Saw, L.G. (2012). A revision of Licuala (Arecaceae, Coryphoideae) in Borneo. Kew Bulletin 67: 577-654.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Mar 12, 2018 Petoe, P.; Sirukit anak Dubod [70] Malaysia K001287296 No
Dransfield, J.; et al [JD5890] Malaysia K000933449 No
Dransfield, J.; et al [JD6033] Malaysia K000933446 No
Anderson, J.A.R. [S27512] Malaysia K000933450 No
Kutuh [KP135/67] Malaysia K000933451 No
Kutuh [KP95/34] Malaysia K000933413 No
Yii, P.C.; et al [S50311] Malaysia K000933448 No
Peter Sie [S43891] Malaysia K000933447 No
Kutuh [KP105/49] Malaysia K000933412 No
Baker, W.J.; Yahud; Beaman, T. [WJB746] Malaysia K000933452 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