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Livistona jenkinsiana
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Livistona jenkinsiana

Livistona jenkinsiana

Edibility
1/5
Medicinal
1/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Cultivation Details

HabitEvergreen Tree
Growth—

Livistona jenkinsiana is a plant of tropical regions, though it can also be grown in more or less frost-free temperate and subtropical climates[1]. It is found in areas of high rainfall, which can be with or without a distinct dry season[2]. Grows best in a sunny, moist, but well drained position[1]. Found in the wild mainly on sandy loams.

Propagation

Seed - sow in deep containers in order to avoid root constriction, planting two seeds in each container[3]. The seed of this species has a longer viability than that of most palms[3]. If necessary, thin the seedlings to the best plant and grow them on until large enough to plant out. Cite as: Tropical Plants Database, Ken Fern. tropical.theferns.info. 2026-02-20. <tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Livistona+jenkinsiana>

Pollinators

Data unavailable

References

  1. [1]Palm and Cycad Societies of Australia. — http://www.pacsoa.org.au/ ↩︎Contains at least a little information on the majority of palm and cycad species, plus a wealth of photographs. A first class website.
  2. [2]Palms of the World — Blombery. A. & Rodd. T. · Angus and Robertson · 1992 · ISBN 0-207-14848-1 ↩︎An excellent guide, well illustrated, with information on cultivation, uses, habitat etc of almost 200 species of Palms.
  3. [3]The New RHS Dictionary of Gardening. 1992. — Huxley. A. · MacMillan Press · 1992 · ISBN 0-333-47494-5 ↩︎Excellent and very comprehensive, though it contains a number of silly mistakes. Readable yet also very detailed.
  4. [4]A Taxonomic Account of Livistona R.Br. (Arecaceae) — Dowe J.L. · 2009 ↩︎An excellent, detailed work, though it is a shame it does not include information on traditional and other uses.
  5. [5]Flora of China — Missouri Botanical Garden Press; St. Louis. · 1994 · http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/china/ ↩︎An excellent, comprehensive resource in 25 volumes. In addition to the botanical information the flora also gives basic information on habitat and some uses. An on-line version is also available.
  6. [6]Mansfeld's Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Plants — http://mansfeld.ipk-gatersleben.de/pls/htmldb_pgrc/f?p=185:3:4292127278597336 ↩︎Terse details of a huge range of useful plants.
  7. [7]Palms of Southern Asia — Henderson A. · Princeton University Press, New York · 2009 · ISBN 978-0-691-13449-9 ↩︎An excellent concise guide
  8. [8]Dictionary of Economic Plants. — Uphof. J. C. Th. · Weinheim · 1959 · ISBN - ↩︎An excellent and very comprehensive guide but it only gives very short descriptions of the uses without any details of how to utilize the plants. Not for the casual reader.
  9. [PFAF]Plants for a Future — pfaf.org ↩︎