Does anyone have pictures of Licualas?

[Gbarce]

Hey isn't anyone goung to post a picture os a Licuala Cordata?

Mike we know you have one.  Give us a shot of it in all its glory!!!  and stand beside it or put a chair there so we can see how big it is.

BGL - put something beside your Peltata Elegans too-- do those leaves really get up to seven feet across?

[calyptrocalyx&licuala freck]

Hi Michael

That Licuala you took a picture of is Licuala bidentata

(Double lobed  or two teeth) .

 Regards Mike.

Gene

I'll get a picture of my L cordata to show how big it is

and something for scale.

 Cheers Mike

Hi Chalerchart

Plasters off and, all fused now, Most of me's Metal now,   :laugh:  :laugh:

Talk later checking E-mails soon Dude.

 Best Wishes Mikey.

[bgl]

Gene,

Sorry, I just didn't have anything to put in the photos for scale. 7 ft across for a L. peltata var. sumiwongii frond may be pushing it, though! The one in my photo is about 5 ft across, and the largest fronds I have seen were about 6 ft across.

Here's one of our Licuala cordatas. Again, sorry for not having anything for scale, but this palm is about 2 ft tall.

Bo-Göran

[Gbarce]

Nice!!!

[Gbarce]

How may varietis of Licualas have a whole and split leaf form?

There is the Peltata, Cordata and now the Triphylla too --This is a bit technical but shouldn't they be considered different species?

[Gileno Machado]

Small Licuala grandis

[Gbarce]

Side view of My Licuala Orbicularis.  I think this is still a relatively young plant becuase the leaves are still a bit compact.  I think mature plants have leave with longer petioles that hold the leaf itself gigh above the plants.

Beside it is the universal reference-->  the 1.5 liter coke bottle.

[Gbarce]

Here is the mapu with the coke bottle for reference.

[Gbarce]

The pair together.  I got them both just about a mont ago.  So I don't know much about them yet.  I just kept them in their pots and Placed them in our courtyard with netting on top just to experiment.

I thought that it might still be too bright (the sun exposure in teh picture is at abou 1 pm here so it is close to the brightest part of the day and they seem to be doing ok.

The vendor who got me these repotted his his mapu has not grown or had any movement in his plant since then.   the ne blade has not moved even the tinyest bit. They might not like being repotted and set back .  Its his first mapu too so I just tole him that the feedback on the net is that they really are slow growers

[Gbarce]

These are Licuala Mattanensis seedlings.  believe it or not these were part of Gileno's order from a vendor.  But they switched up our orders so I ended up with his plants and he ended up with mine.  

To Gileno-- did they offer to replace your plants when I confirmed with them that they switched us up?  They should because it was clearly their mistake.

[The Germinator]

Does Mapu grow in So-Cal?

I love those mottled leaves.

Do any of the ones with Patato Chip Type leaves grow in So-Cal?

[calyptrocalyx&licuala freck]

Hi Gene

Here's a pic of my baby, with myself for scale,

This has set 2 lots of seed not many first set.

Bit more 2nd, which soon should start to strike ,Each inflorence is super sizing the last, as all Licuala's,

Just as there new foilage does the same. It's

Just starting to flower again,will get pictures as at

happens.

Regards Mikey.  

[Jose]

(calyptrocalyx&licuala freck @ Aug. 04 2007,09:49)

QUOTE

Here's a pic of my baby, with myself for scale,

This has set 2 lots of seed not many first set.

Bit more 2nd, which soon should start to strike

Regards Mikey.  

Very nice, something to be proud of

[calyptrocalyx&licuala freck]

This one,s Licuala cabalionii,Slow as usual, now

growing in leaps and bounds, nice palm.

Mike  

I'll post some more tomorrow.

[calyptrocalyx&licuala freck]

Thank-you Jose

I've grown this since a baby,

Cheers for now Mike.

[Gbarce]

WOW.

mike that is a really nice specimen!!!

[Gbarce]

This is my young Licuala Peltata Sumowongii (not sure of spelling) also known as Licuala Elegans

[Gbarce]

Differnt plant.  Different angle.

I noticed that the plant of Bo Goran had some sort of extensions on the ends/both sides of the fan.

[rhapis]

Hi Mike,

          Love the Cordata.I had a beauty at Goldsborough but it went to palm heaven. Save me some seeds

                     Steve

[Al in Kona]

Here's a pic of my Licuala radula in the ground.  Seems to be quite a hardy palm to some sun and even handling some dry spells quite well (altho our humidity levels don't drop too low however).

[Gbarce]

Al that Radula is gorgeous.  The leaf segments seem to be much fuller than the Licuala mapu.

Is the mottling more pronounced in deep shade or brighter light?  I assume that it cant take full sun because its an understory palm right?

[Gbarce]

These are Licuala Triphylla.  These were bonus seedling so I did not pay them much attention until I saw the pictures on this thread.  i will make sure to give them a well protected location.

I assumed they were not that nice due to the fact that they were just bonus plants - boy was I wrong.  I don't know though if these are the split leaf or whole leaf form.

Its a shame I don't know their exact age.  They all look the same at this age I guess but these seem to be very glossy leaves.

[Gbarce]

Closer shot.

[calyptrocalyx&licuala freck]

Hi Steve

I was waiting to see if you where going to post a pic of

your L.cordata, I remember when you had it in town,

with your mapu's,

I did'nt know your took it out to the property ,Dude sorry

to hear about your loss, Cheers Mike.

We'll look after ya.

Al,

Nicely grown L. radula, Looks great. Got it in a great spot.  Mike

Gene,

Health looking plants,look after those L.triphylla's

With Licuala radula, you'll get the best colouration out

of this 'sp' by planting it in filtered light, In Dark plantings

they have dark blotches instead of what you see in Al plant.

I've moved my ones out to better light ,great changes in colour.

It's even the same in the wild,I gave My friend Phillip

A location to see them in the wild, and wow, what neat pic's I'll get some copies and post. You'll be surprized

how tall these beauties get, They look great.

You started a good thread Gene.

Now Here's  A Licuala you'll have to check out, this picture is

of a 4" S/S  and a 2" tube of Licuala Pre-arti, one very

different looking one in the family of Licuala's a Bifid

leaf, if you walked towards this plant in the wild you

would never think it was a Licuala, looks more like a

Calyptrocalyx, Check out Claytons site, Utopia Palms and Cycads

And go to the gallery to see the mature picture what

a stunner.

Regards Mikey,

P.S. will put up more pic's later.

site,

[calyptrocalyx&licuala freck]

Hi Guys,

Couple more photo's Here's Licuala densiflora.  

[calyptrocalyx&licuala freck]

A closer look, The fruit of this 'sp' is white when ripe

different . nothing there now, do have a picture just need to find it.

 Mike.

[calyptrocalyx&licuala freck]

Last one for now,again you'll need to visit Utopia's

Gallery to see what this Beauty looks like.

This is Licuala 'Romberr'   This is One I really like,reminds

me of (L.matt) but on steroids, Truely a stunner.

More Later.       Regards Mike  

My foot  shows size just now, leaflets starting to split.

[Gbarce]

Mike,

Yes I have taken a look at the pictures of Licuala pre ati in the Utopian palms webpage and I agree that it is definitly a very unique licuala.  Very very nice plant.  I actually ordered a smal packet of seeds from RPS-- definitely on my wish list!!!!

I also like the Licula "nova" on his site but it says that they have not been able to collect seeds of that one yet.

[SubTropicRay]

great stuff!!  keep it coming.

[Gbarce]

Licuala Mapu seeds arrived yesterday and I took a shot of them before I soaked them in water. I was told they were shaped like bananas- as you can see thats a pretty accurate description

There is a thin bark like cover on the  seeds I guess that this are remnants of the fruit.  When one of teh seeds floated Iplayed around with it and scratched off a bit of teh cover and it eventually sank.

Wish me luck on these I read that it could be a very very long wait before anything happens with these seeds.

[calyptrocalyx&licuala freck]

Hi Ray,

Sure will.

Regards Mike

Gene,

Mapu seeds are neat looking seeds are'nt they. Good you checked out

Licuala 'sp' nova as well,  It is truely a beauty is'nt it.

One day well get seeds, the closest looking palm to  L.nova is, L.bidentata, Which Michael put up earlier, I'll take

another picture so you can get an idea to see the size so you can  compare  the Two 'sp' .

Regards Mike.

Couple more shots, This first one is L mattanensis

just starting to flower.(again)

[calyptrocalyx&licuala freck]

Licuala 'wah'  with C.doxanthus in the background.

   

[aussiearoids]

mikey , is that sp. wah growing at your place ?

Point it out to me next time I come , I've got a batch of seedlings , from seed I got on eBay . Hope they look like yours .

[calyptrocalyx&licuala freck]

Hi Michael,

You walked passed it the other day, I'll point it out 4 ya.

Cheers Dude,  Mike.

[Gbarce]

The 'Wah" is also a nice variety.  

Mike did you guys actually go the jungles of new guinea and see all these licuala species in the wild for yourself?

The Matanensis seeds look a lot different from the Mapu seeds, I thought that the "Mapu" was just a mottled/variegated variety of the Mattanensis?  Or are the seeds in teh picture not mature yet?

Looking around the house for licualas used in landscpaing - before my time.  Never really checked what my grandparents planted here.

[calyptrocalyx&licuala freck]

Hi Gene

Your 'mapu' seeds look fine, L mapu is just one of the 'var'

Of L mattanensis, and there is also 'variation' in many

other Licuala's  (eg) L glabra, has more than one form. Gene

There's Lots more Licuala's like this, The flowers are whats used as to where a

'sp' fits into the Family or maybe another 'var' of one

that already has a name, so if it's a new 'sp' the above

work plus more, and not only that cross matching of

other herberium material, this is normally checked

Worldwide, only then can they truely name the 'sp' Or

it matches close to another 'sp' and flowers are the same,

it Will be made a 'var'.

Many Dypsis are like this to as we know.

I wish , Be great to see these other Licuala's in the wild,

Hopefully go to Iran jara first, I don't mind.Hint Hint next

year sounds great.

The person We need to thank for most of the photo's is one

of the Best in collectors, Michael Ferrero, He's a very good friend he's responsable for the collections of the

Calyptrocalyx's ,Other Licualas  Livistona's etc etc Michael's from up this way, Now overseas. Ex curtor of Palms and flowering trees at 'Nooch Nong tropical gardens'

He refound  Dransfieldia , Which was a Heterospathe

The Genus named after John Dransfield.

Michael is a walking Book, of nearly any Genus of the

plant Kingdom. Cheers For now.......Mikey.

P.S. More pictures soon

[SunnyFl]

(metalfan @ Jul. 31 2007,16:24)

QUOTE

And Licuala lauterbachii

Gina, that's very nice, how your licualas are arranged with broms as companion plants.  And your grandis is a nice big one - how long have you had it?

[calyptrocalyx&licuala freck]

Hi Gene Here's a couple more of my babies This is one Licuala that I never got a name with,seed was just named L.'sp'

It's sitting in our full sun and going to plant soon,

Regards Mikey,

Hi Bo  

I was looking at your picture of your Licuala 'sp'.  To me it

looks very close to Licuala malayiana, Maybe run the name by the supplier, Looks nice whatever it is.

Cheers Mikey.

[calyptrocalyx&licuala freck]

Here's A look at the top of the leaf.

[calyptrocalyx&licuala freck]

Got to do the underside as well.