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*Bermuda Department of Conservation Services: Invasive Species Profile for Chinese Fan Palm |
*Bermuda Department of Conservation Services: Invasive Species Profile for Chinese Fan Palm |
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* Real Palm Trees - [http://realpalmtrees.com/palm-tree-store/palm-trees/large-chinese-fan-palm-tree.html General Palm Tree Information] |
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Revision as of 22:32, 19 August 2015
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Livistona chinensis (Jacquin) R. Brown ex Martius in C. F. P. von Martius et al.
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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 30 to 50 feet (9.1 to 15.2 m) and a spread of 12 feet (3.7 m). 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.
Livistona Chinensis (Chinese fan palm) is native to southern Japan, Taiwan and several islands in the South China Sea.
References
- Bermuda Department of Conservation Services: Invasive Species Profile for Chinese Fan Palm
- Real Palm Trees - General Palm Tree Information
External links