Livistona rigida (Mataranka Fan Palm)
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Mataranka Fan Palm
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MATARANKA FAN PALM FACTS |
Map is from The Atlas of Living Australia web site, licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Australia License
Common Name
Mataranka Fan Palm
Other Names
Gregory River Fan Palm
Description
The Mataranka Fan Palm is a single trunked fan palm. The leaves are stiff with waxy underside and grow to 4 m long with petiole to 2 m. Leaves have thorns along the margins. Old leaves hang round the trunk. Fruit is black and about 2 cm in diameter. It is comparatively fast growing.
Habitat
along rivers with scattered remnants in open forest
Distribution
around Gulf of Carpentaria of western Queensland and also the Northern Territory
Growth Characteristics
Height: to 20m
Propagation
Seeds germinate freely in a few weeks, but nothing shows above ground for 2 or 3 months.
Classification
| Class: | Liliopsida | | Order: | Arecales | | Family: | Arecaceae | | Genus: | Livistona | | Species: | rigida | | Common Name: | Mataranka Fan Palm |
Relatives in same Genus
Livistona alfredii
Livistona australis
Livistona decipiens
Livistona humilis
Livistona mariae
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