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Livistona chinensis (Chinese
fountain palm)
Life
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Archaeoplastida >
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> Monocotyledons > Order: Arecales > Family:
Arecaceae > Genus: Livistona
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Livistona chinensis, under cultivation in
the Palm House of the Schönbrunn Palace, Vienna, Austria. [photo
H.G.
Robertson, Iziko ©] |
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Distribution and habitat
Native to coastal forests of China (Guangdong and Hainan),
Taiwan and southern Japan; often on sandy soils (Flora of China). Cultivated
widely, including in southern Africa.
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