Livistona eastonii
Livistona eastonii | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Clade: | Commelinids |
Order: | Arecales |
Family: | Arecaceae |
Tribe: | Trachycarpeae |
Genus: | Livistona |
Species: | L. eastonii
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Binomial name | |
Livistona eastonii |
Livistona eastonii is a species of flowering plant in the family Arecaceae. It is a palm tree native to the Kimberley Region of northern Western Australia.[2]
Plants grow up 15 meters tall. They are functionally dioecious, flowering from April to September and fruiting from December to June.[2]
The species is native to the Mitchell Plateau, which has a strongly monsoonal climate. The palms grow in large colonies on flat sites and depressions in open woodland from 100 to 380 metres elevation, typically on lateritic soils.[2]
References
- ^ IUCN SSC Global Tree Specialist Group & Botanic Gardens Conservation International (BGCI). 2020. Livistona eastonii. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2020: e.T186001536A186001538. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T186001536A186001538.en. Accessed 8 July 2025.
- ^ a b c "Livistona eastonii C.A.Gardner". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 8 July 2025.