Livistona chinensis (Jacq.) R. Br. ex Mart.

Livistona chinensis

Family: ARECACEAE
Genus: Livistona
Species: chinensis (Jacq.) R. Br. ex Mart.
Common names: Chinese Fan Palm;Chinese Fountain Palm
Distribution summary: Eastern Asia
Habit: Shrub
Hardiness: H5 - Hardy; cold winter
Habitat: Thickets and open forest
Garden status: Currently grown
Garden location: Far East (L)
Reason for growing: Commemorative, medicinal

Additional Notes

Named for Patrick Murray, Laird of Livingston near Edinburgh d. 1671 in Avignon, France. His garden was the main source of plants for the Edinburgh Botanic Garden on its foundation in 1670.

Desmond, Ray. (1977). Dictionary of British and Irish Botanists and Horticulturists. Taylor and Francis, London.

Livistona chinensis is used as an anticancer agent in traditional Chinese medicine.

Asia-Temperate, China

Asia-Temperate, Eastern Asia, Japan

Asia-Temperate, Eastern Asia, Taiwan

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