Kingdom Plantae Family Arecaceae Scientific name Livistona chinensis Rank Species | Order Arecales Genus Livistona Higher classification Livistona | |
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Similar Livistona, Palm trees, Washingtonia, Washingtonia filifera, Phoenix canariensis | ||
Livistona chinensis, the Chinese fan palm or fountain palm, is a species of subtropical palm tree of east Asia. It is native to southern Japan, Taiwan, the Ryukyu Islands, southeastern China and Hainan. 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.
Livistona chinensis can attain heights of about 9 to 15 m (30 to 50 ft) and a spread of 4 m (12 ft). The leaves are fan shaped.
Cultivation
The palm is cultivated as an ornamental tree in gardens and conservatories.
This plant can become a weed, or in some ecosystems an invasive species, in places such as Bermuda, Florida wetlands and on some Caribbean Islands.
References
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