Livistona speciosa

Livistona speciosa is a species of fan palm in the family Arecaceae.

Livistona speciosa
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Arecales
Family: Arecaceae
Genus: Livistona
Species:
L. speciosa
Binomial name
Livistona speciosa
Occurrence data from GBIF
Synonyms

Livistona fengkaiensisX.W.Wei & M.Y.Xiao
Saribus speciosus (Kurz) Kuntze

Description and distribution

It is a tall palm that can reach 25 m in length and a diameter of 30 cm. It has large fan-shaped leaves.[1]

Livistona speciosa is native from Southern China to Vietnam, Thailand,[2] Myanmar, Bangladesh, Peninsular Malaysia and Singapore.[3] In Thailand it is known as kho, being a name that it shares with the Ceylon oak.

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