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Livistona chinensis (Jacq.) R.Br. ex Mart.

Synonym: Latania chinensis Jacq., Saribus chinensis (Jacq.) Blume .

ARECACEAE

Local Names : Chinese Fan Palm, Chinese Fountain Palm.

Flowering Period : Throughout the Year

Distribution : South China to Vietnam

Uses:   Ornamental.

Exotic : Yes

Stem solitary. Leaves costapalmate, about 20 per crown, leaf blade deeply segmented, tip of the segments deeply forked, with two pendulous tips which form a fringe around the leaf. Petiole slender, basal part with spines on the margins. Inflorescence interfoliar, flowers bisexual. Ripe fruits ovoid, bluish green and glossy.

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