The genus Licuala (Arecaceae, Coryphoideae) in Thailand em
Licuala is a species-rich genus f fazem palms, making it a Striking component in the understorey of tropical Rainforest in Southeast Asia. It Reach from eastern regions of India all the way to the Soloman Islands. Estudiosos have the genus estudou licuala as it much information Holds into the natural world. Em
In Thailand, researchers found that Licuala comprises 13 species Which Crop up in the south mainly of the Isthmus of Khra.
Representatives ARISE in many types of habitats varing from the understorey of Pristine rain forest (Licuala triphylla) para Peat Swamp forest (L. paludosa) and even in light-open, Disturbed habitats (L. spinosa). In recent years, the scholar Donald R. Hodel described seven new species from Thailand. Em
In Thailand, the Licuala range for small, Rosette plants such as L. triphyllat o medium tall palm trees such as L. paludosa. They have generally a 2-7cm thick stem and have circular, tubular leaf sheaths.
As the leaf expande, the sheath will dry out and partially disintegrates into a fibrous mesh. " They are often extended in a expirou, Slender lígula Opposite the petiole base or rarely extended in a ocre above the petiole base as seen in L. distans. O petiole mais Armed basally alongamento The Edge of the abaxial face. O spin are evenly para irregularly sized, straight or recurved, the average in-between distance and size decreasing gradually Towards the unarmed distal part. O abaxial face usually changes from being furrowed basally to flat or Rounded above the middle. The leaf is palmate, Divided to the base into a number of Wedge-shaped segmentos; unsplit only in L. peltata var. sumawongii ". There are many species of Licuala in Thailand. O Licuala peltata Roxb is a Distinctive plant, com open flowers and above the filamento basal cuplike fusion of androecium and Corolla. The flowers produzem néctar and are bee-pollinated. Em The Licuala distans: The Solitary palm are three to five meters tall com 120 - 130cm leaf sheaths. These are dark brown in colour, glabrous, Which expand about 70 cm above petiole insertion in a chartaceous, light brown, glabrous ocre. Em Licuala peltata is generally less than two meters tall com a stem diameter of 10cm and covered in old, black spinelike leaf bases. em The Licuala glabra is a Solitary palm, Which is also generally less than two meters oficina. The leaf sheaths are "12 - 15 cm long on olde
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