Livistona carinensis | |
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Conservation status | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
(unranked): | Angiosperms |
(unranked): | Monocots |
(unranked): | Commelinids |
Order: | Arecales |
Family: | Arecaceae |
Genus: | Livistona |
Species: | L. carinensis |
Binomial name | |
Livistona carinensis (Chiov.) Dransf. & Uhl |
Livistona carinensis is a species of flowering plant in the Arecaceae family. It is one of the fan palms. Its leaves are distinguished by an armed petiole terminating in a rounded, costapalmate fan of numerous leaflets. Livistona carinensis is found in Djibouti, Somalia, and Yemen, and is threatened by habitat loss.