Livistona chinensis

Fountain palm; Chinese fan palm
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Monocots
(unranked):	Commelinids
Order:	Arecales
Family:	Arecaceae
Genus:	Livistona
Species:	L. chinensis
Binomial name
	Livistona chinensis; (Jacq.) R.Br. ex Mart.
Synonyms
	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 or fountain palm, is a species of subtropical palm tree in eastern Asia. It is native to Southern Japan, Taiwan, the Ryukyu Islands, and the Guangdong region of southern China. 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.

Cultivation

The palm is cultivated as ornamental trees in gardens and conservatories.

This plant can become a weed, or in some ecosystems an invasive species – such as in Florida wetlands and on some Caribbean Islands.

Bermuda Department of Conservation Services: Invasive Species Profile for Chinese Fan Palm

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