Livistona chinensis (Jacq.) R. Br. Ex Mart.
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Disturbed hammocks and mesic woods; 0--10m.
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Flowering spring--summer.
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Fl. Per.: February-March. Fr. Per.: June.
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The following is a representative barcode sequence, the centroid of all available sequences for this species.
Barcode of Life Data Systems (BOLDS) Stats
Public Records: 5
Specimens with Barcodes: 12
Species With Barcodes: 1
United States
Rounded National Status Rank: NNA - Not Applicable
Rounded Global Status Rank: GNR - Not Yet Ranked
Reasons: Nativa de China Central, cultivada como ornamental en Bolivia.
Uses: Cultivated ornamental
Comments: Cultivada como ornamental.
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Livistona chinensis, the Chinese fan palm or fountain palm, is a species of subtropical palm tree in eastern Asia. It is native to Southern Japan, Taiwan, the Ryukyu Islands, and the Guangdong region of southern China. It is also reportedly naturalized in South Africa, Mauritius, Réunion, the Andaman Islands, Java, New Caledonia, Micronesia, Hawaii, Florida, Bermuda, Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic.[1][2]
Livistona chinensis can attain heights of about 30 to 50 feet (9.1 to 15.2 m) and a spread of 12 feet (3.7 m). The leaves are fan shaped.
Cultivation[edit]
The palm is cultivated as ornamental trees in gardens and conservatories.
This plant can become a weed, or in some ecosystems an invasive species - such as in Florida wetlands and on some Caribbean Islands.
References[edit]
- Bermuda Department of Conservation Services: Invasive Species Profile for Chinese Fan Palm
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Trunk usually short and stout, may attain a height of 13 m, profusely ringed; lower portion smooth, upper portion is surrounded by remains of petioles and reticulate fibrous network. Leaves flabellate, 1-1.75 m across, plicate, central part large ovate, divided into 60-90 segments about the middle; segments linear-lanceolate, acuminate, smooth, pendulous; apex deeply forked for c. 30 cm. Petiole large, 60-100 cm or more in length, slender, green, glabrous, plano-convex; margin spiny only on the lower portion or rarely lacking spines; spines small, green, pointed downward. Inflorescence light yellow when young and then becomes green with unpleasant odour, repeatedly branched, bracts many, tubular, sheathing the peduncle and branches. Flowers small, sessile in groups of 2-4 flowers. Petals c. 3 x 2 mm, joined at base. Sepals imbricate. Fruit oval, 1.9 x 1.1 cm, bluish-green, heavily packed on the fruiting spikes.
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