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

Fountain Palm Chinese Fan Palm.

Sample code: EGY-MBG-000040
Common name: Fountain Palm, Chinese Fan Palm.
English name: Chinese Fan Palm.
Arabic name: ليفيستونا شايننسس ، لاتانيا
Native: Southern Japan, Taiwan
Country: Japan Taiwan
(PGR): Cultivated plant

Solitary palm growing to 12 - 15 m tall, 20-30 cm in diameter leaves  fan (Costapalmate) 1-2 m long, 12-18 m wide inflorescence: unbranched 1- 12 m long, flowers  white yellowish fruit ellipsoid  or pyriform 15-26 mm, blue-green

Ornamental palms

Latania chinensis Jacq

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Texture: Loam
Fertility: Low
Drainage: Well drained
Water Sources: Moderate Water
Climates: Subtropics
Lights: Full sun
Propagation: Germinate in 4-6 weeks
Flowering time: Spring
Zone: 9A : 11
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: Acid Alkaline Neutral

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