Licuala anomala

An accurate site of collection for the von Römer specimen is not known, so no detailed threats can be identified, however it may be located inside the Lorentz National Park, a large protected area (Beccari 1921). One of the 21st century collections was made on the southern side of Bintuni Bay on the coast, next to a Liquid Natural Gas terminal. Although forest remains at the site of collection, satellite imagery of this area shows complete forest loss nearby with large burnt areas 7 km away and a palm oil plantation 8 km away. Continued forest loss in this area is likely, due to expansion of the LNG terminal and development of roads and settlements associated with the LNG, logging and palm oil industries. There are two other collections of this species at one collection site to the north of Bintuni Bay inside the logging concession 'PT Manokwari Mandiri Lestari' (Global Forest Watch 2023), which is not yet active.

The 19th century von Römer specimen may have been collected from what is now the Lorentz National Park, but due to a lack of precise locality information, this cannot be confirmed. The 21st century collections have been made outside protected areas, although the collection site to the north of Bintuni Bay is about 9 km north of the Bintuni Bay Nature Reserve, so the population of Licuala anomala may extend into this protected area. It is not found in any ex situ collections (BGCI 2023).