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Licuala grandis Wendl.
Synonym
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Pritchardia grandis
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Family
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Arecaceae
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Local name
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English-Ruffled Fan palm
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Flowering and
fruiting period
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Throughout the year
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Distribution
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Native of Pacific Islands
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Distribution in
Kerala
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All Districts
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Habitat
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Grown as ornamental plant
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Endemic/Exotic
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Exotic
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Uses
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The
large umbrella-size leaves of
Licualagrandis are used for
thatching. Disease & Pests: Generally, it's free of serious diseases and
pests, protect against mealy bugs on matured fruits. Protect from frost.
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Key botanical characters :
Solitary
palm, up to 4 m in height with persistent leaf bases just below the crown.
Leaves palmate, dark green, ascending and spreading in all directions;
petiole slender, leaf circular in appearance, but really more wide than long,
not divided, stiff, plaited, margins shallowly lobed. Inflorescence is
interfoliar, arching outward from the axis, Ripe fruits cherry red, globose.
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