| Livistona chinensis | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Monocots |
| (unranked): | Commelinids |
| Order: | Arecales |
| Family: | Arecaceae |
| Genus: | Livistona |
| Species: | L. chinensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Livistona chinensis (Jacquin) R. Brown ex Martius in C. F. P. von Martius et al. |
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Livistona chinensis, the Chinese fan palm or fountain palm, is a species of subtropical palm tree in eastern Asia. It is native to Southern Japan, Taiwan and several islands in the South China Sea.[1]
Livistona chinensis can attain heights of about 30 to 50 feet (9.1 to 15 m) and a spread of 12 feet (3.7 m). The leaves are fan shaped.
The palm is cultivated in the tropical and subtropical specialty plant nursery industry for use as ornamental trees in gardens and conservatories.
This plant can become a weed, or in some ecosystems an invasive species - such as in Florida wetlands and on some Caribbean Islands.