licualan.
/lɪkjʊˈwɑːlə/ A small palm tree of the genus so called, belonging to the family Palmaceæ, native to Malaysia, New Guinea, and northern Australia, and having fan-shaped leaves and prickly stalks.
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1872 Gardeners' Chron. 14 Dec. 1657/2 The Licualas are Fan Palms of Asiatic origin, requiring hothouse cultivation.
1900 Cycl. Amer. Hort.: E–M 911/1 The large fan-shaped leaves of the Licualas are somewhat tender and easily injured.
1930 Discovery Nov. 380/1 A few Licuala and Pinanga palms were seen.
1952 ‘W. March’ October Island x. 125 Zalacca, pinanga, licuala, corypha, And the sealing-wax palm.
1966 E. J. H. Corner Nat. Hist. Palms xiii. 310 When the forest is cleared, the thickets of Licuala may be left, and they catch the eye with their striking foliage and long sprays of pink, orange, and red berries.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1976; most recently modified version published online March 2018).
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