ID licuala

[User00]

[User00]

a non clustering palm 

[Pal Meir]

Licuala peltata var. peltata?

[doranakandawatta]

OMG, I never noticed that Licuala in Peradeniya,
Have you seen the fruits? any color?

Thanks for posting

[User00]

6 minutes ago, doranakandawatta said:

OMG, I never noticed that Licuala in Peradeniya,
Have you seen the fruits? any color?

Thanks for posting

fruits are starting to ripe , few fully ripe dark orange color 

[doranakandawatta]

Just now, User00 said:

fruits are starting to ripe , few fully ripe dark orange color 

Could this be a very old Licuala spinosa?

[User00]

1 minute ago, doranakandawatta said:

Could this be a very old Licuala spinosa?

tree trunk,leaves and fruits are larger than spinosa. i took this photos at noon , too much light 

[Pal Meir]

http://www.palmpedia.net/wiki/Licuala_peltata_var._peltata

Cf. also Henderson 2009 Palms of Southern Asia.

[doranakandawatta]

As it is with many other palm species in Peradeniya, maybe you see here one of the oldest Licuala peltata var. peltata one can admire in south-east Asian gardens. 

It may have been planted when the palmetum has been created in 1914.
I would love to meet and talk with some garden director and see the archives.