Palms   Livistona lanuginosa

Synonymy: None Common Names: Cape River Fan Palm Livistona sp. 'Cape River' Distribution: Cape River, north Queensland. Habitat: Open forest. Description: A large fan palm, similar in appearance to L. mariae and L. rigida , and having very grey waxy leaves. It has the largest fruit of any Australian Livistona , approximately 30mm in diameter. General: Culture: Sunny, moist position. Very drought hardy.

Figure 1. L. lanuginosa , near the Burdekin Dam, north Queensland.

Figure 2. L. lanuginosa

Figure 3. L. lanuginosa

Contributed by:

Daryl O'Connor, (Figures 1,2&3)

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