Kingdom Plantae Family Arecaceae Scientific name Livistona speciosa Rank Species | Order Arecales Genus Livistona Higher classification Livistona | |
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Similar Livistona, Palm trees, Craspedacusta, Schleichera oleosa, Prunus cerasoides | ||
Livistona speciosa (Chinese: 美丽蒲葵, Thai: เมล็ดค้อ) is a species of flowering plant in the Arecaceae family.
Description and distribution
It is a tall palm that can reach 25 m in length and a diameter of 30 cm. It has large fan-shaped leaves.
Livistona speciosa is found throughout Southeast Asia, from Southern China to Vietnam, Thailand, Burma, Laos, Cambodia, Bangladesh, and peninsular Malaysia. In Thailand it is known as malet kho or kho, the latter being a name that it shares with the Ceylon oak.
References
Livistona speciosa Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA