Livistona chinensis
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Figure 1. L. chinensis inflorescence
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Common Names:
Chinese Fan Palm
Distribution & Habitat:
Open forest on Japan, Taiwan, and the Ryukyu Islands.
Description:
An attractive, solitary, fan palm to about 10 m with distinctive drooping tips to its leaves. It gets large bunches of blue fruit.
General:
One of the most common palms seen in south-east Queensland.
Culture:
Preferably a sunny, moist position, but its a tough, easy to grow palm, tolerant of a wide range of conditions.
Figure 2. L. chinensis
Figure 3. L. chinensis leaf close-up
Contributed by:
Ian Edwards (Figure 1)
Mike Gray (Figure 2&3)
