Napal Licin, sometimes written as Napal Litjin from the Dutch East Indies era, is a location in south Sumatra that was visited by European explorers at the end of the 19th century.Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal, Volume 66 Asiatic Society (Kolkata, India 1897 page 471 A cave in the area, Napal Licin Cave, features stalactites and stalagmites and is a tourist attraction that can be reached by boat up the Rawas River,Napal Licin Cave South Sumatra TourismNapal Licin Cave Indonesia Tourism a tributary of the Musi River.
Henry Ogg Forbes reached Napal Licin during his expedition to central Sumatra. He described it as a picturesque village at the base of a perpendicular limestone peak, Karang-nata (Karang Nato). He climbed it, describing the caves with stalactites and thousands of bats he encountered, as well as ferns, orchids, and a species of Boea. He also found a species of nutmeg with fruit "as large as the largest orange". He also found ants "milking" a Hemipteron which produced droplets for them.A naturalist's wanderings in the Eastern archipelago: a narrative of travel and exploration from 1878 to 1883 Henry Ogg Forbes, Harper & brothers, 1885 page 250, 251, 279
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See also Theloderma licin, a species of frog Musi Rawas Kerinci Seblat National Park
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