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Please help confirm if this is Licuala Spinosa


miamicuse

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I bought this small potted palm recently and there is a tag that says "LICUALA SP. (Solitary Trunk)".

However, don't Licuala Sp. have segmented/divided fan leaves with blunt ends?  This doesn't look like Licuala Sp. to me, or is this what a cluster of very young ones look like?

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The 'SP' in this case stands for species not spinosa. 'SP" is commonly used to signify that the genus (Licuala) is known but the exact species is either unknown or not yet described. What you have purchased is a pot with what looks like dozens of seedlings of an indeterminate species of solitary trunked Licuala.

I think I see a lavender tag in the background there B)

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Ok so it can be any Licuala.  I guess I need to split the seedlings and put some in the shade some under full sun some under partial sun then wait patiently to see what it might be?

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Here’s some pics of my baby spinosa’s

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Warrior Palm Princess, Satellite Beach, Florida

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On 7/27/2021 at 7:58 AM, Kaname-kun said:

You should keep them all in the shade at this stage in their growth. 

OK I will keep them under my giant strangler fig and see how they do.

On 7/27/2021 at 11:24 AM, NatureGirl said:

Here’s some pics of my baby spinosa’s

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So this may or may not be Licuala Spinosa (or not).  May have to wait till they grow bigger to identify.

Since I have so many seedlings in one pot, at what point should I break them up into multiple pots?

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12 hours ago, miamicuse said:

OK I will keep them under my giant strangler fig and see how they do.

So this may or may not be Licuala Spinosa (or not).  May have to wait till they grow bigger to identify.

Since I have so many seedlings in one pot, at what point should I break them up into multiple pots?

If I were you I would do it now. Water the whole thing well, carefully dump it out onto one side with 50 or so small pots and media...etc...ans carefully,, gently dissect out the roots likely to be entangled.  Nice find That's! That's a Lotta licualas! 

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20 hours ago, miamicuse said:

OK I will keep them under my giant strangler fig and see how they do.

So this may or may not be Licuala Spinosa (or not).  May have to wait till they grow bigger to identify.

Since I have so many seedlings in one pot, at what point should I break them up into multiple pots?

They should have been broken apart by now. Separate and soak in bowl of water for a few days, (just covering the roots) then pot up. I sometimes leave separated plants for a week or longer in water,  it helps them with the shock.

Warrior Palm Princess, Satellite Beach, Florida

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OK I will see what I can do to break them into individual seedlings soon.  I hope the roots are not too tangled up.

When I bought it I didn't know that those are seedlings, I thought it was some sort of a dwarf palm clusters LOL.

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