Arecaceae · Livistona

Round-Leaf Fan-Palm

Livistona rotundifolia

Also known as Table Palm, Foot Stool Palm

Palmoutdoor
Habit
Palm
Native to
Southeast Asia
Flowering
September-January

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
Lobed leaf margin
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
Parallel venation leaf character
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

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.

Uses

In practice it is planted as an ornamental.

Illustration representing the Arecaceae family
Botanical family

Arecaceae

Palm family

Round-Leaf Fan-Palm belongs to the Arecaceae family.

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