Palms   Livistona saribus

Synonymy: L. cochinchinensis Common Names: Taraw Palm Serdang Distribution: Widley spread throughout southeast Asia. Habitat: An emergent palm of the tropical rainforest. Description: A tall fan palm (to about 25m), with red/orange, heavily armed petioles. It has large clusters of bright blue fruit. General: Culture: Sunny, moist, but well drained position. Quite cold tolerant when older.

Figure 1. L. saribus trunk detail in the Princess of Wales conservatory, Kew Gardens.

Figure 2. Close-up of the armed petiole.

Contributed by:

Neil King (Figures 1&2)

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