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Palas - Licuala glabra Griff. var. glabra - Arecaceae
Synonym:
L. arbuscula Becc.[2]
Other names:
None
General information:
None
Distinguish botanical characteristics:
Leaf – the species can be easily recognized by the whitish wax covering the newly opened leaves. [3], fan-shaped peltate-orbicular, leaf segments >14 [4]
Flower – glabrous, 3-lobed cream white corolla, inflorescence – glabrescent, longer than the leaf [3,4]
Uses:
Medicinal uses – none known
Others – a horticultural plant due to its pretty foliage [5]
Major/bioactive phytochemicals:
None known.
References:
[1] https://www.mybis.gov.my/sp/13876
[2] CRC World Dictionary of Palms: Common Names, Scientific Names, Eponyms, Synonyms, and Etymology (2 Volume Set)
[3] Loo et al., Annals of Botany, 84, 421-427, 1999.
[4] Loo et al., Biological Journal of the Linnean Society, 2001, 72, 115-128.
[5] https://www.thestar.com.my/news/environment/2014/08/25/wild-about-palms/
SK & NMH, 2022
