Round-Leaf Fan-Palm

Also known as Table Palm, Foot Stool Palm

Introduced in India · Kew WCVPPalmoutdoor

Habit: Palm
Native to: Southeast Asia
Flowering: September-January

Identify this plant with SASYA

Ecology & growing context

Native status · Kew WCVP: WCVP records it as introduced in Assam Kew dataset ↗︎
Kew WCVP dataset; listed synonym of Saribus rotundifolius. Dataset matching is separate from an individual regional review. Recorded worldwide native range: Borneo (Banggi Is.) to New Guinea (Raja Ampat Is.).
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Occurrence records show where a plant has been recorded; they do not establish that it is native there. Compare local habitat and growing conditions when choosing plants for a garden.

How to identify Round-Leaf Fan-Palm

Identify Round-Leaf Fan-Palm by combining habit, leaf characters, flower or fruit details, location, and its family pattern. Do not rely on one feature alone.

Look for a palm habit.
Confirm leaf type: Palmately compound (fan-shaped fronds).
Confirm leaf margin: Lobed.
Confirm fruit type: Drupe.
In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: September-January.
Confirm it sits within the Arecaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Round-Leaf Fan-Palm.

Plant Details

Scientific name: Livistona rotundifolia
Genus: Livistona
Family: Arecaceae
Habit: Palm
Native to: Southeast Asia
Flowering & fruiting: September-January
Conservation status: Not Evaluated (NE)

Leaf characters

Leaf type: Palmately compound (fan-shaped fronds)recorded
Leaf margin: LobedrecordedThe edge is divided into rounded or pointed sections that don't reach the midrib.“The palmately-lobed leaves are spirally arranged around the trunk.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
Leaf surface: GlabrousrecordedSmooth, hairless.“Its trunk is smooth and straight with a shallow rings of leaf scars.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0

Typical of the family

Arrangement: Alternate
Venation: Parallel

Characters marked “recorded” are for Round-Leaf Fan-Palm itself; the rest are typical of the Arecaceae family.

Flower & fruit characters

Fruit type: DruperecordedA fleshy fruit with a single hard stone/pit enclosing the seed.“The fruit is a fleshy drupe.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0

Typical of the family

Flower symmetry: Actinomorphic (radially symmetrical)
Inflorescence: Panicle
Fruit: Drupe

Characters marked “recorded” are for Round-Leaf Fan-Palm itself; the rest are typical of the Arecaceae family — flowering plants only.

About Round-Leaf Fan-Palm

Round-Leaf Fan-Palm (Livistona rotundifolia) is a palm in the Arecaceae family. It is native to Southeast Asia. Flowering and fruiting run from September to January.