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Licuala ramsayi

COMMON NAME

Australian Fan Palm,  Wedge leaflet fan palm, Hessian hair fan palm

TYPE

​Palm

FAMILY

​Arecaceae

NOTES

The Australian Fan Palm has huge circular fan leaves with jagged edges like giant light green pinwheels.  A large, spreading canopy, consisting of ten to twelve fronds, rests atop the long, white trunk of this palm upto 30ft at maturity.

GEOGRAPHIC REGION

Oueensland, Australia

NATIVE HABITAT

Occurs in swamps, riverbanks, and rainforests and the only Licuala from Australia

WEB SOURCES

wikipedia.org



Licuala ramsayi