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| species = '''''L. chinensis'''''
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| binomial = ''Livistona chinensis''
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| binomial_authority = ([[Nikolaus Joseph von Jacquin|Jacq.]]) [[Robert Brown (botanist)|R.Br.]] ''ex'' [[Carl Friedrich Philipp von Martius|Mart.]]<ref name=WCSP>{{WCSP | 114913 | accessdate = 6 March 2017 }}</ref>
| binomial_authority = ([[Nikolaus Joseph von Jacquin|Jacq.]]) [[Robert Brown (botanist, born 1773)|R.Br.]] ''ex'' [[Carl Friedrich Philipp von Martius|Mart.]]<ref name=WCSP>{{WCSP | 114913 | accessdate = 6 March 2017 }}</ref>
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*''Chamaerops biroo'' {{Au|Siebold ''ex'' Mart.}}
*''Chamaerops biroo'' {{Au|Siebold ''ex'' Mart.}}

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Fountain palm
Chinese fan palm
Scientific classification
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L. chinensis
Binomial name
Livistona chinensis
Synonyms[1]
  • Chamaerops biroo Siebold ex Mart.
  • Latania chinensis Jacq.
  • Livistona japonica Nakai ex Masam.
  • Livistona oliviformis (Hassk.) Mart.
  • Livistona subglobosa (Hassk.) Mart.
  • Saribus chinensis (Jacq.) Blume
  • Saribus oliviformis Hassk.
  • Saribus subglobosus Hassk.

Livistona chinensis, the Chinese fan palm[2] or fountain palm,[3] is a species of subtropical palm tree of east Asia. It is native to southern Japan, Taiwan, the Ryukyu Islands, southeastern China and Hainan. 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.[1][2]

Livistona chinensis can attain heights of about 9 to 15 m (30 to 50 ft) and a spread of 4 m (12 ft). The leaves are fan shaped.[2]

Cultivation

The palm is cultivated as an ornamental tree in gardens and conservatories.[4]

This plant can become a weed, or in some ecosystems an invasive species, in places such as Bermuda,[4] Florida wetlands and on some Caribbean Islands.

References

  1. ^ a b c "Livistona chinensis". World Checklist of Selected Plant Families (WCSP). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 6 March 2017.
  2. ^ a b c "Chinese Fan Palm". Palm Trees. Archived from the original on 17 March 2012. Retrieved 6 March 2017.
  3. ^ USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Livistona chinensis". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 6 March 2017.
  4. ^ a b "Chinese Fan Palm". Department of Environment and Natural Resources (Bermuda). Retrieved 6 March 2017.