Livistona speciosa
| 美丽蒲葵 เมล็ดค้อ malet kho | |
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| Conservation status | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Monocots |
| (unranked): | Commelinids |
| Order: | Arecales |
| Family: | Arecaceae |
| Genus: | Livistona |
| Species: | L. speciosa |
| Binomial name | |
| Livistona speciosa Kurz. | |
| Synonyms | |
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Livistona fengkaiensis X.W.Wei & M.Y.Xiao | |
Livistona speciosa (Chinese: 美丽蒲葵, Thai: เมล็ดค้อ) is a species of flowering plant in the Arecaceae family.
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 found throughout Southeast Asia, from Southern China to Vietnam, Thailand, Burma, Laos, Cambodia, Bangladesh, and peninsular Malaysia.[2] In Thailand it is known as malet kho[3] or kho, the latter being a name that it shares with the Ceylon oak.