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 Licuala rumphii Blume

Synonym	:	Corypha licuala Lam.
Family	:	Arecaceae
Local name	:	English-Koal
Flowering and fruiting period	:	Throughout year
Distribution	:	Tropical Asia, Malesia, Indonesia
Distribution in kerala	:	Pacific Islands
Habitat	:	understory palm in lowland tropical jungles.
Uses	:	used to treat tuberculosis and colitis.
Key botanical characters: A medium sized, tightly clumped fan palm, that develops slim trunks to about 3 m tall. The numerous, large, semi-circular to circular leaves are made up of 6 to 10 wedge-shaped sections. A pleonanthic, small, usually multi-stemmed palm up to 4 m tall.