Livistona eastonii

Livistona eastonii
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Arecales
Family: Arecaceae
Tribe: Trachycarpeae
Genus: Livistona
Species:
L. eastonii
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

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ a b c "Livistona eastonii C.A.Gardner". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 8 July 2025.