Livistona australis

Botanical Description

Livistona australis is a large, attractive, solitary-stemmed, evergreen palm with an unbranched stem that can grow up to 25 metres tall and 25 - 40cm in diameter; this is topped by a globose crown of 35 - 60 fan-shaped leaves with petioles 150 - 250cm long and leaf blades 100 - 130cm wide[ 418 Title Ecocrop Publication Author Website http://ecocrop.fao.org/ecocrop/srv/en/home Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Basic information on a wide range of useful plants, plus details of environmental needs where available. , 1970 Title A Taxonomic Account of Livistona R.Br. (Arecaceae) Publication A Taxonomic Account of Gardens’ Bulletin Singapore 60(2): 185-344. 2009 Author Dowe J.L. Publisher Year 2009 ISBN Description An excellent, detailed work, though it is a shame it does not include information on traditional and other uses. ]. The apical bud was a favourite food of the Australian Aborigines and early white settlers, though this is rarely eaten nowadays since doing so leads to the death of the plant. The plant is often cultivated as an ornamental . Livistona australis is classified as 'Least Concern' in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species(2009)[ 1970 Title A Taxonomic Account of Livistona R.Br. (Arecaceae) Publication A Taxonomic Account of Gardens’ Bulletin Singapore 60(2): 185-344. 2009 Author Dowe J.L. Publisher Year 2009 ISBN Description An excellent, detailed work, though it is a shame it does not include information on traditional and other uses. ].