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Please help me ID this Licuala (Mapu/Maculata?)

yougrowgirl

By yougrowgirl
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yougrowgirl Newbie

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Hello there, 

I just bought this Licuala labeled as Mapu online and while scouring the internet for more info to prepare the perfect environment, I stumbled upon pictures of juvenile Licuala Maculata. Im a bit confused now tbh. The leaf structure doesn’t seem right for a Mattanensis. Can anyone confirm the ID?

Thank you!

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sgvcns Experienced

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Looks more like Lanonia dasyantha

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yougrowgirl Newbie

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10 hours ago, sgvcns said:

Looks more like Lanonia dasyantha

Thank you, you might be right :( I didn’t have this one in the radar. Hope to get more opinions on the ID. The seller still insists it’s a Mapu..

John hovancsek Veteran

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Definitely not mapu. The first guess is in my opinion correct 

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I do believe Steve is correct with the Lanonia ID. Your palm is definitly not a ‘mapu’. 

The first photo is a ‘mapu’, and the second a Lanonia dasyantha. 

Good luck!

Tim 

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Tim

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Kim Grand Master

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Lanonia dasyantha is still a very, very nice palm, but I understand your disappointment. Mapu is much more showy. 

Kim Cyr

Between the beach and the bays, Point Loma, San Diego, California USA
and on a 300 year-old lava flow, Pahoa, Hawaii, 1/4 mile from the 2018 flow
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yougrowgirl Newbie

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Thank you all for the helpful information :)

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