✿Arecaceae · Licuala
Swamp Fan-Palm
Licuala spinosa
Also known as Mangrove Fan Palm
Palm (Cluster)outdoor
- Habit
- Palm (Cluster)
- Found in India
- Andaman & Nicobar Islands, West Bengal, Arunachal Pradesh & more
- Flowering
- December-May
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Licuala spinosa
- Genus
- Licuala
- Family
- Arecaceae
- Habit
- Palm (Cluster)
- Native to
- Southeast Asia
- Found in India
- Andaman & Nicobar Islands, West Bengal, Arunachal Pradesh, Gujarat, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu
- Flowering & fruiting
- December-May
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Leaf type
- Palmately compound (fan-shaped fronds)recorded
Typical of the family
- Arrangement
- Alternate
Characters marked “recorded” are for Swamp Fan-Palm itself; the rest are typical of the Arecaceae family.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower symmetry
- Actinomorphic (radially symmetrical)
- Inflorescence
- Panicle
- Fruit
- Drupe
Typical of the Arecaceae family — flowering plants only; individual species can differ.
About Swamp Fan-Palm
A member of the Arecaceae family, Swamp Fan-Palm (Licuala spinosa) is a clustering palm. In India it has been recorded in Andaman & Nicobar Islands, West Bengal, Arunachal Pradesh and 3 other states. Flowering and fruiting run from December to May.
Botanical family
Arecaceae
Palm family
Swamp Fan-Palm belongs to the Arecaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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