Chinese Fan-Palm
Livistona chinensis
Also known as Chinese fountain palm
About Chinese Fan-Palm
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. In Japan, two notable populations occupy islands near the coast of Miyazaki Prefecture, Aoshima and Tsuki Shima. 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.
Description adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Livistona chinensis
- Genus
- Livistona
- Family
- ARECACEAE
- Habit
- Palm (Columnar)
- Native to
- Central China, Japan
- Distribution
- Cultivated in Other Tropics
- Flowering & fruiting
- January-February; February. onwards
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Arecaceae
Palm family
Chinese Fan-Palm belongs to the Arecaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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