Licuala peltata Roxb. ex Buch.

Mehmud, Selim & Roy, Himu, 2021, Diversity and distribution of palms (Arecaceae) in Assam, India, Check List 17 (1), pp. 69-93 : 83

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scientific name	Licuala peltata Roxb. ex Buch.
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Licuala peltata Roxb. ex Buch. View in CoL -Ham.

Figure 6E, F

Diagnostic characters. Stems solitary, 2–4 m tall and ca 10 cm in diameter; trunk with old petioles. Leaf pal- mate, orbicular, ca 2 m long; leaflets 15–22 in number, folded, apices bifid, acute; petiole 1.5 m long, margin with spines, 2–3 cm long. Inflorescence 3–3.5 m long, rachis round; partial inflorescences 4–5 in number, un- branched, 42–65 cm long; bracts tubular. Flowers bi- sexual, ca 2 cm long, creamy yellowish. Fruits round to ellipsoid, red, ca 2.5 cm long.

Flowering and fruiting. September to January and July to August, respectively.

Distribution. Cachar, Hailakandi, Goalpara, Golaghat, Karimganj and Kamrup Rural districts; observed in hills and open fields.

Vernacular names. Japi Goch (Rabha).

Uses. Ornamental; as masticator (fruit), traditional “Japi” hat (leaf).

Material examined. INDIA • Assam, Cachar, Borail

Wildlife Sanctuary; 26 Apr. 2011; Hussain Ahmed Borbhuiyan leg.; ASSAM 84947 About ASSAM . • Assam, Kamrup Rural, Chandubi; 25°52′36″N, 091°26′18″E; 14 Sep. 2017; S. Mehmud leg.; CH, ASSAM 96241 About ASSAM GoogleMaps .