Licuala ramsayi is a species of plant in the family Arecaceae; its common name is the Queensland or Australian fan palm.[1] Two varieties are recognised: Licuala ramsayi var. ramsayi,[2] and Licuala ramsayi var. tuckeri.[3]
L. ramsayi is a distinctive palm with a single trunk to 10 m (33 ft) in height and 10 cm (3.9 in) diameter.[2] It has large, pleated, circular leaves up to 2 m (6 ft 7 in) in diameter. Petioles have formidable spines to 5 mm (0.20 in) long. The fruits are a red drupe around 10 mm (0.39 in) diameter containing a single seed.[4]
The species grows in swamps, along riverbanks, and in rainforests in Australia. In favourable conditions it may dominate small areas, forming a "fan palm forest".[5] L. ramsayi var. tuckeri is found in Cape York Peninsula southwards to about Cooktown,[3] while L. ramsayi var. ramsayi occurs from Cooktown to the Paluma Range north of Townsville.[2] One of the most cold-tolerant Licuala species and the only one native to Australia.
Trees provided an edible cabbage to Aboriginals, as well as thatch, food wrapping, and cigarette papers (from young leaves)[5] Fruits are eaten by cassowaries.[4]
Licuala Walking Track near Wongaling Beach, Queensland
Licuala ramsayi is a species of plant in the family Arecaceae; its common name is the Queensland or Australian fan palm. Two varieties are recognised: Licuala ramsayi var. ramsayi, and Licuala ramsayi var. tuckeri.
Licuala ramsayi es una especie de la familia de las arecáceas.
Es originaria de Queensland en Australia.[1]
Licuala ramsayi es una palmera natural de los bosques húmedos del noreste de Queensland. Tiene una corona de enormes y separadas hojas circulares que alcanzan un tamaño de hasta 2 m diámetro. Es una de las especies más grandes del género Licuala, su delgado tronco, puede alcanzar los 15 m de altura.[2]
Licuala ramsayi fue descrita por (F.Muell.) Domin y publicado en Bibliotheca Botanica 85: 500. 1915.[3]
Licuala: nombre genérico que procede de la latinización del nombre vernáculo, leko wala, supuestamente utilizado para Licuala spinosa en Makassar, Célebes.[4]
ramsayi: epíteto otorgado en honor del botánico escocés James Ramsay.
Licuala ramsayi là loài thực vật có hoa thuộc họ Arecaceae. Loài này được (F.Muell.) Domin mô tả khoa học đầu tiên năm 1915.[1]
Licuala ramsayi là loài thực vật có hoa thuộc họ Arecaceae. Loài này được (F.Muell.) Domin mô tả khoa học đầu tiên năm 1915.