Livistona chinensis Botanical Nomenclature: Livistona chinensis Morphological characteristics: Solitary, erect, annular, fissured, transverse grooved stem measuring about 20 cm in diameter. Numerous fan leaves, divided almost to the base into thin, hanging segments, with long petiole and curved spines at the margins and brown fiber at the base. The inflorescences are branched, dense, hanging in a pending manner between the leaves. The fruits are ovoid or ellipsoid, glaucous (bluish-green) and bright, with orange flesh during ripening. |