Arecaceae
Livistona

Livistona australis (R.Br.) Mart.

First published in Hist. Nat. Palm. 3: 242 (1838)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is E. & SE. Australia. It is a tree and grows primarily in the subtropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

New South Wales, Queensland, Victoria

Introduced into:

Society Is.

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Dowe, J.L. (2009). A taxonomic account of Livistona R.Br. (Arecaceae). Gardens' Bulletin Singapore 60: 185-344.
  • Dowe, J.L. (2010). Australian palms: biogeography, ecology and systematics: 1-290. CSIRO Publishing.
  • Govaerts, R. & Dransfield, J. (2005). World Checklist of Palms: 1-223. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Meyer, J.-Y., Lavergne, C. & Hodel, D.R. (2008). Time bombs in gardens: invasive ornamental palms in tropical islands, with emphasis on French Polynesia (Pacific Ocean) and the Mascarenes (Indian Ocean). Palms; Journal of the International Palm Society 52: 23-35.

Palmweb - Palms of the World Online

  • Dowe, J.L., A taxonomic account of Livistona R.Br. (Arecaceae)

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Meyer, J.-Y., Lavergne, C. & Hodel, D.R. (2008). Time bombs in gardens: invasive ornamental palms in tropical islands, with emphasis on French Polynesia (Pacific Ocean) and the Mascarenes (Indian Ocean). Palms; Journal of the International Palm Society 52: 23-35.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Mar 10, 1983 Cultivated [392-26-23904] K000209844 No
Rodd, A. [s.n.] Australia K000209718 No
Melville, R.; Wakefield, N.; Hunter, W. [2933] Australia K000209712 No
Cultivated [1991-159] K000209841 No
Irvine [1930] Australia K000209715 No
Rodd, A. [s.n.] Australia K000209717 No
Osborn, T.S.B. [s.n.] Australia K000209909 No
Comte de Kerchove de Deterghem [s.n.] K000209839 No
Comte de Kerchove de Deterghem [s.n.] K000209838 No
Rodd, A.; Jacobs, S. [3031] Australia K000209716 No
Irvine [1929] Australia K000209724 No
Rodd, A.; Jacobs, S. [3030] Australia K000209721 No
Irvine [1928] Australia K000209720 No
Melville, R.; Wakefield, N.; Hunter, W. [2933] Australia K000209713 No
Melville, R.; Wakefield, N.; Hunter, W. [2933] Australia K000209719 No
s.c. [s.n.] K000667847 No
K:SPC-29047.489 No
Clemens [s.n.] Australia K000209714 No
White [7764] Australia K000209711 No
unknown [s.n.] K000209837 No
unknown [s.n.] K000209972 Yes
Bourne, A.G.; Lady Bourne [s.n.] K000209840 No

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Living Collection Database

    • Common Names from Plants and People Africa http://www.plantsandpeopleafrica.com/

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Science Photographs

    • Copyright applied to individual images

  • Palmweb - Palms of the World Online

    • Palmweb 2011. Palmweb: Palms of the World Online. Published on the internet http://www.palmweb.org. Accessed on 21/04/2013
    • Content licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0