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Taxon: Livistona chinensis (Jacq.) R. Br. ex Mart.

Genus: Livistona
Family: Arecaceae (alt. Palmae) subfamily: Coryphoideae tribe: Trachycarpeae subtribe: Livistoninae.
Nomen number: 22431
Place of publication: Hist. nat. palm 3:240, t. 146, figs. 1-3. 1838 (Prodr. 268. 1810)
Name verified on: 15-May-1996 by ARS Systematic Botanists. Last updated: 17-Mar-2010
Species priority site is: Natl. Germplasm Repository - Miami (MIA).
Accessions: 4 in National Plant Germplasm System.
  • all available ) NPGS accessions. or .
  • all available ) NPGS accessions by country.
  • Check PlantSearch database of Botanic Gardens Conservation International for possible non-NPGS germplasm.


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Common names:

  • Chinese fan palm   (Source: World Econ Pl ) – English
  • Chinese fountain palm   (Source: Hortus 3 ) – English
  • palmier évantail de Chine   (Source: F NAmer ) – French
  • chinesische Livingstonpalme   (Source: Zander Ency ) – German
  • falsa-latânia   (Source: D. Groth, p.c. 2005) – Portuguese (Brazil)
  • palmeira-leque-da-china   (Source: D. Groth, p.c. 2005) – Portuguese (Brazil)
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Economic importance:

  • Environmental: ornamental   (fide Dict Gard; Zander13)
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Distributional range:

      Native:
  • ASIA-TEMPERATE
    China: China [s.]
    Eastern Asia: Japan - Kyushu, Ryukyu Islands, Shikoku; Taiwan

      Cultivated:
  • also cultivated

References:

  • Chinese Academy of Sciences. 1959–. Flora reipublicae popularis sinicae.
  • Erhardt, W. et al. 2008. Der große Zander: Enzyklopädie der Pflanzennamen.
  • FNA Editorial Committee. 1993–. Flora of North America.
  • Groth, D. 2005. pers. comm. [re. Brazilian common names].
  • Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening.
  • Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium. 1976. Hortus third.
  • Moore, H. E., Jr. 1963. An annotated checklist of cultivated palms. Principes 7:150.
  • Nasir, E. & S. I. Ali, eds. 1970–. Flora of [West] Pakistan.
  • Ohwi, J. 1965. Flora of Japan (Engl. ed.).
  • Parham, J. W. 1972. Plants of the Fiji islands, revised ed.
  • Porcher, M. H. et al. Searchable World Wide Web Multilingual Multiscript Plant Name Database (MMPND) (on-line resource).
  • Reitz, R., ed. 1965–. Flora ilustrada catarinense.
  • Smith, A. C. 1979–1991. Flora vitiensis nova.
  • St. John, H. 1973. List and summary of the flowering plants in the Hawaiian islands.
  • Walters, S. M. et al., eds. 1986–. European garden flora.
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Synonyms:


Check other web resources for Livistona chinensis (Jacq.) R. Br. ex Mart.:


Images:

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  • Check PlantSystematics.org for additional images
  • Google Images Images Note: Be advised that their identity may be inaccurate. Proper identification of a plant may require specialized taxonomic knowledge or comparison with properly documented herbarium material.

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USDA, ARS, National Genetic Resources Program.
Germplasm Resources Information Network - (GRIN) [Online Database].
National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/taxon.pl?22431 (19 May 2013)

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