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MILLSTREAM PALM FACTS |
Map is from The Atlas of Living Australia web site, licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Australia License
Common Name
Millstream Palm
Description
The Millstream Palm is a medium sized solitary fan palm growing to about ten metres in height. The fronds are grey green in colour on stalks about a metre long. After the leaves die, the stalks remain on the upper part of the trunk. The flowers are cream or yellow coloured and are produced in spring and summer from September to January. The fruit are round and about3 cm to 4 cm in diameter, turning dark brown when they ripen. It is not a common palm in cultivation, and is a slow growing species.
Habitat
found near margins of permanent water
Distribution
Livistona alfredii is found in north west parts of Western Australia mainly around the Hamersley Ranges south of Karratha, including the Millstream-Chichester National Park.
Growth Characteristics
Height: 10m
Classification
| Class: | Liliopsida | | Order: | Arecales | | Family: | Arecaceae | | Genus: | Livistona | | Species: | alfredii | | Common Name: | Millstream Palm |
Relatives in same Genus
Livistona australis
Livistona decipiens
Livistona humilis
Livistona mariae
Livistona rigida
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