As recorded for Raffled Fan-Palm
Licuala grandis
Raffled Fan-Palm
- Habit
- Palm (Columnar)
- Found in India
- Kerala, Maharashtra, Karnataka & more
- Flowering
- September-October
Ecology & growing context
- Native status · Kew WCVP
- WCVP native range does not include India Kew dataset ↗︎
Kew WCVP dataset; accepted-name match. Dataset matching is separate from an individual regional review. Recorded worldwide native range: Santa Cruz Is. to Vanuatu. Not listed native does not establish introduction or absence from India.
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- Kerala →Maharashtra →Karnataka →
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How to identify Raffled Fan-Palm
Identify Raffled Fan-Palm by combining habit, leaf characters, flower or fruit details, location, and its family pattern. Do not rely on one feature alone.
- Look for a palm (columnar) habit.
- Confirm leaf type: Palmately compound (fan-shaped fronds).
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: September-October.
- In India, compare location records such as Kerala, Maharashtra, Karnataka, Odisha.
- Confirm it sits within the Arecaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Raffled Fan-Palm.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Licuala grandis
- Genus
- Licuala
- Family
- Arecaceae
- Habit
- Palm (Columnar)
- Native to
- New Hebrides
- Found in India
- Kerala, Maharashtra, Karnataka, Odisha
- Flowering & fruiting
- September-October
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Leaf type
- Palmately compound (fan-shaped fronds)recorded
Typical of the family
Characters marked “recorded” are for Raffled Fan-Palm itself; the rest are typical of the Arecaceae family.
Flower & fruit characters
- Inflorescence
- Panicle
Typical of the Arecaceae family — flowering plants only; individual species can differ.
About Raffled Fan-Palm
A member of the Arecaceae family, Raffled Fan-Palm (Licuala grandis) is a single-stemmed palm. In India it has been recorded in Kerala, Maharashtra, Karnataka and 1 other states. Flowering and fruiting run from September to October.
Arecaceae
Palm family
Raffled Fan-Palm belongs to the Arecaceae family.
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