Licuala ferruginea

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Licuala ferruginea
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Arecales
Family: Arecaceae
Tribe: Trachycarpeae
Genus: Licuala
Species:
L. ferruginea
Binomial name
Licuala ferruginea

Licuala ferruginea is a species of palm tree from the genus Licuala . It is found in Singapore, including in the Bukit Timah Nature Reserve. [1] [2] It is also found in Peninsular Malaysia. [3] [4] It is a small palm with a short stem. [2] It has between 10 and 13 leaflets. [2] The central leaflet is the longest and can grow to up to one meter long. [2] The flowers have hairy ovaries. [5] The fruits are pink when young and black when mature. [5]

References

  1. ↑ "A Guide to Bukit Timah Nature Reserve Trail" (PDF). Singapore National Parks Board. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-10-20. Retrieved 2013-10-19.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Keng, H.; Chin, S.C. & Tan, H.T.W. (1998). The Concise Flora of Singapore: Monocotyledons, Volume 2. NUS Press. p. 33. ISBN   9789971692070.
  3. ↑ "Licuala ferruginea". Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved 2014-03-23.
  4. ↑ "Licuala ferruginea". Smithsonian Institution . Retrieved 2014-03-23.
  5. 1 2 Saw, L.G.; Dransfield, J. & Keith-Lucas, D.M. (2003). "Morphological diversity of the genus Licuala (Palmae)" (PDF). Telopea. pp. 187–206. Retrieved 2014-03-23.


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