Chandigarh Forest Flora
A Comprehensive Database of Ligneous Plants of Chandigarh (India)
Designed & Developed by Bioinformatics Centre, Forest Research Institute, Dehradun
| Family: Arecaceae | Genus: Livistona | Species: Livistona chinensis (Jacq.) R.Br. ex Mart. |
Habit |
Leaf |
Flower |
Fruit |
Bark |
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| Synonym | Latania chinensis Jacq.,Chamaerops birooSiebold ex Mart. | Flower Color | White |
| Common Name | Chinese fan palm | Flower Type | Solitary |
| English / Trade Name | Chinese fan palm or fountain palm | Flowering Period | Jan-March |
| Vernacular /Local Name | Fruiting Period | April-June | |
| Altitude | Fruit Type | Drupe | |
| Habit | Tree | Fruit Details | Fruits bluish or variously colored, globose to ellipsoid, 1-seeded |
| Habitat | Coastal forests on various soils, often in sand, sometimes in dense mono-specific colonies | Bark Type | Rugged |
| Distribution | North East Africa and India to Australia, New Guinea, the Pacific islands (Solomon Islands), north to the Philippines, China, and Japan | Bark Details | Rough with leaf scars |
| Distribution in chandigarh | Chandigarh Botanical Garden and Nature Park, Sector 40, Sector 43 | Origin | Exotic |
| Leaf Type | Compound | ||
| Leaf Arrangement | Whorled (leaves in groups of 3 or more along stem) | ||
| Leaf Shape | Palmate | ||
| Description of Species | Tree up to 15 m tall, rough with leaf scars. Leaves palmate, with green or black, recurved spines along margins, blades almost circular in outline. Flower in raceme, with 6 or 7 partial inflorescences; borne in clusters of 4-7, white or yellow. Fruits bluish or variously colored, globose to ellipsoid, 1-seeded. | Leaf Details | Leaves palmate, with green or black, recurved spines along margins, blades almost circular in outline. |
