SCIENTIFIC NAME: Licuala ramsayi

COMMON NAME(S): None
SUB FAMILY: Coryphoideae
TRIBE: Corypheae
ORIGIN: Queensland
HARDINESS ZONES: 10B-11 (only slight damage at 26 degrees F)
TYPICAL MAXIMUM HEIGHT: 40-45'
GROWTH RATE: Slow
HABIT: Solitary with about 12 leaves in an open crown
SALT TOLERANCE: Moderate, found in coastal swamps
DROUGHT TOLERANCE: Low
SOIL REQUIREMENTS: Moist
LIGHT REQUIREMENTS: Moderate; low when small
NUTRITION REQUIREMENTS: Moderate
POPULAR USES: Specimen
HUMAN HAZARDS: None
POPULAR OR RECOMMENDED CULTIVARS: None

COMMENTS: Largest of the licualas in cultivation, and spectacular singly or in groups. Small plants do well in the interior.