Licuala spinosa

[1] The plant is native to the wet places of fresh and salt water of Southeast Asia.

[2] Mangrove fan palms grow up to 2 to 7 m (6.6 to 23.0 ft) high, with a trunk of 4-7 cm.

It prefers full sun, a lot of water, and is more cold hardy than most Licuala species.

[3] A Cambodian name for L. spinosa is pha'aw, in that region its leaves are used to make hats and wrap food.

In traditional Cambodian medicine, both a febrifuge remedy and for a preparation for the health of the foetus, use the root of the palm in compounds, while the bark of the trunk is used to treat tuberculosis.