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Licuala ferruginea
In Singapore: Ferruginous Fan Palm, Palas (Native to Singapore, Vulnerable)
Licuala ferruginea is a small understorey fan palm from the rainforests of Peninsular Malaysia and Singapore, with a short stem and large fan-shaped leaves. It needs warm, humid, shaded conditions and is best grown in a tropical garden or a large greenhouse.
Licuala ferruginea is a species of palm tree from the genus Licuala. It is found in Singapore, including in the Bukit Timah Nature Reserve. It is also found in Peninsular Malaysia. It is a small palm with a short stem. It has between 10 and 13 leaflets. The central leaflet is the longest and can grow to up to one meter long. The flowers have hairy ovaries. The fruits are pink when young and black when mature.
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[Contains information from Leaf Area Index (LAI) and Heritage Trees from data.gov.sg (National Parks Board), made available under the terms of the Singapore Open Data Licence version 1.0]
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The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
