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Livistona chinensis
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Family:
ARECACEAE/PALMAE
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Citation: Livistona chinensis (Jacq.) R.Br. ex Mart., Hist. Nat. Palm. 3: 240. 1838.
Latania chinensis Jacq., Fragm. Bot. 16. 1801.
Saribus chinensis (Jacq.) Blume, Rumphia 2: 48. 1838.
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Malayalam Name(s):
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Tamil name(s):
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English name(s):
Chinese fan palm, Chinese fountain palm
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Description:
Stem solitary, to 15 m long and 20-25 cm in diameter. Leaves costapalmate, to 3 m long, 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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Habit:
Tree
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Flowering & Fruiting:
Throughout the year
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District(s):
Thiruvananthapuram, Kollam, Ernakulam, Thrissur, Palakkad, Malappuram, Kozhikkode, Kannur
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Medicinal:
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Habitat:
Grown as ornamental palm
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Distribution:
South China to Vietnam, Temperate East Asia
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Aquatic:
No
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Epiphyte(s):
No
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Saprophyte:
No
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Stem parasite:
No
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Root parasite:
No
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Flower colour(s):
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Weed:
No
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Monocot/Dicot:
Monocotyledonous Plants
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Exotic:
Yes
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Garden:
Yes
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Edible:
No
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Vegetable:
No
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Endemic to:
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IUCN status:
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