| Collector | Balslev, H. |
| Number | 11756 |
| Collected with | Prateep Panyadee & Supalak Pumikong |
| Country | Thailand |
| Subpart | Nakhon Si Thammarat province, Tha Sala district |
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| Locality | Walailak University campus, adjacent to herbarium. Nature trail, Wildlife Breeding Center, Botanical park. Secondary, evergreen, dry forest on previous rubber plantation abandoned ca 60 y ago. |
| Coordinates | 8° 38' 18.29'' N 99° 52' 47.58'' E |
| Minimum elevation (m) | 15 |
| Maximum elevation (m) | 15 |
| Start date | 2026/06/23 |
| End date | 2026/06/23 |
| Family | Arecaceae |
| Identification | Licuala spinosa Thunb. |
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| Field notes | Small tree, stem 1,5 m x 5 cm; crown of 10 erect lvs; sheath 30 cm; petiole 160 cm, w spiny margins; blade palmate w 14 segments, the shortest one 56 cm long, the longest one 70 cm; infructescence interfoliar, erect, 230 cm long w. 5 partial infructescence each with 4–5 rachillae that are 30 cm long. Morphology fits mostly L. spinosa, which however is suposedly cespitose: Photo of entire palm however shows some small plants at the base which could be either seedlings or suckers. |
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