Chinese Fan-Palm
Livistona chinensis
Also known as Chinese Fountain Palm
- Habit
- Palm (Columnar)
- Found in India
- Delhi, West Bengal, Maharashtra & more
- Flowering
- January-February; February. onwards
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Livistona chinensis
- Genus
- Livistona
- Family
- Arecaceae
- Habit
- Palm (Columnar)
- Native to
- Central China, Japan
- Distribution
- Cultivated in Other Tropics
- Found in India
- Delhi, West Bengal, Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, Uttarakhand, Gujarat, Chhattisgarh, Karnataka, Odisha, Telangana, Uttar Pradesh
- Flowering & fruiting
- January-February; February. onwards
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Leaf type
- Palmately compound (fan-shaped fronds)recorded
Typical of the family
- Arrangement
- Alternate
Characters marked “recorded” are for Chinese Fan-Palm itself; the rest are typical of the Arecaceae family.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower symmetry
- Actinomorphic (radially symmetrical)
- Inflorescence
- Panicle
- Fruit
- Drupe
Typical of the Arecaceae family — flowering plants only; individual species can differ.
About Chinese Fan-Palm
Chinese Fan-Palm (Livistona chinensis) belongs to the Arecaceae family, where it grows as a single-stemmed palm. In India it has been recorded in Delhi, West Bengal, Maharashtra and 9 other states. Flowering and fruiting run from January to February; February. onwards.
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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