Livistona speciosa

Botanical Description

Livistona speciosa is a solitary-stemmed, evergreen palm tree with an unbranched stem growing up to 25 metres tall and 20 - 30cm in diameter. The stem is topped by a dense, globose crown of 40 - 50 fan-shaped leaves with petioles 140 - 160cm long and leaf blades 150 - 200cm wide[ 314 Title Palm and Cycad Societies of Australia. Publication Author Website http://www.pacsoa.org.au/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Contains at least a little information on the majority of palm and cycad species, plus a wealth of photographs. A first class website. , 1968 Title Palms of Southern Asia Publication Author Henderson A. Publisher Princeton University Press, New York Year 2009 ISBN 978-0-691-13449-9 Description An excellent concise guide , 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 plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a medicine and source of materials.