Livistona chinensis
Chinese Fan Palm, Chinese Fan Palm, Fountain Palm
Also known as: Chamaerops biroo Siebold ex Mart. +15 more
- Chamaerops biroo Siebold ex Mart.
- Corypha robusta H.Wendl. ex Devansaye
- Latania borbonica hort. ex W.Watson, 1886
- Latania chinensis Jacq.
- Latania oliviformis (Hassk.) Devansaye
- Livistona chinensis (Jacq.) R.Br., 1810
- Livistona chinensis subsp. subglobosa (Hassk.) Becc.
- Livistona chinensis var. subglobosa (Hassk.) Becc.
- Livistona japonica Nakai ex Masam.
- Livistona mauritiana Wall. ex Mart.
- Livistona oliviformis (Hassk.) Mart.
- Livistona sinensis Griff.
- Livistona subglobosa (Hassk.) Mart.
- Saribus chinensis (Jacq.) Blume
- Saribus oliviformis Hassk.
- Saribus subglobosus Hassk.
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Arecaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a tree.
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Livistona chinensis (commonly known as Chinese fan palm or Fountain palm) is a palm tree within the Arecaceae family. It originates in Temperate Asia. Within its native range, this species is primarily associated with subtropical conditions.
Macro Climate
Subtropical
Plant Type
Tree
Plant Type
Palm
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
ASIA-TEMPERATE
Regions (WGSRPD)
China, Eastern Asia
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
China Southeast, Hainan, Japan, Nansei-shoto, Taiwan
Introduced Range
An “Introduced” distribution indicates that the plant is recorded outside its native range in that region as a result of deliberate or accidental human introduction. Introduced records may include casual, naturalized or invasive populations, but do not include plants that are only cultivated or planted without self-sustaining populations.
Botanical Countries (Non-Native)
Andaman Is., Assam, Bangladesh, Bermuda, Dominican Republic, Florida, Hawaii, India, Jawa, KwaZulu-Natal, Marianas, Mauritius, New Caledonia, Puerto Rico, Réunion, Trinidad-Tobago, Tunisia, Vietnam