Licuala orbicularis
| Synonymy: Unknown | Distribution: Sarawak |
| Common names: Parasol palm | Conservation status: Unknown |
Leaf from adult palm
Seedling
Stunning, once-seen-never-forgotten rain forest palm from Borneo. It has huge, flat, nearly circular leaves, sadly much used as temporary umbrellas by the local tribesmen.
Top photo courtesy and copyright © 2001, Martin Gibbons, The
Palm Center;
bottom photo copyright © 1998, Jody Haynes.
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