Licuala ramsayi (Australian Fan Palm)
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Australian Fan Palm - a beautiful palm for warm shady spot
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AUSTRALIAN FAN PALM FACTS |
Map is from The Atlas of Living Australia web site, licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Australia License
Common Name
Australian Fan Palm
Other Names
Queensland Fan Palm
Description
The Australian Fan Palm is an attractive rainforest palm with single trunk and large round leaves to 2m diameter. The leaves have a windmill appearance of wedge-shaped segments joined together. The leaflet tips are serrated around the margins.
Habitat
Rainforest river banks and swamps
Distribution
north-east Queensland from just north of Townville to Cape York.
Growth Characteristics
Height: to 15m
Propagation
Fairly easily grown from fresh seed - the fresher the seed, the higher the germination.
Classification
| Class: | Liliopsida | | Order: | Arecales | | Family: | Arecaceae | | Genus: | Licuala | | Species: | ramsayi | | Common Name: | Australian Fan Palm |
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