Mazhar Botanic Garden

Livistona decora (W. Bull) Dowe

Weeping Cabbage Palm Ribbon Fan Palm.

Sample code: EGY-MBG-000041
Common name: Weeping Cabbage Palm, Ribbon Fan Palm.
English name: Ribbon Fan Palm.
Arabic name: ليفيستونا ديكورا
Native: Queensland, Australia
Country: Australia Queensland
(PGR): Cultivated plant

solitary palm growing to 18 m tall, 25-30 cm in diameter leaves  costapalmate with petioles up to 15-28 m long, with black spines along the margins inflorescence 1- 35 m long, flowers yellow fruit globose 12-18 mm in diameter, shiny black

Ornamental palms

Livistona decipiens Becc

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Texture: Clay Loam Sandy
Fertility: Intermediate
Drainage: Well drained
Salinity: Low
Water Sources: Moderate Water
Climates: Subtropics
Lights: Full sun
Propagation: Germinate in 4-10 weeks
Flowering time: Spring
Zone: 9b : 13
pH range: Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5) Neutral (6.6 – 7.3)
Status: Cultivated
Life span: Perennial
Habits: Palm
Sample Type: Introduced - cultivated
Collecting Sources: Botanical garden
Plant Uses: Ornamental
Plant Populations density: Cultivated
Vegetation types: Sub tropical
pH: Mild acid Neutral
Located in: Herbarium Yard

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