Arecaceae
Livistona

Livistona leichhardtii F.Muell.

First published in Fragm. 8: 221 (1874)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is N. Western Australia to NW. Northern Territory. It is a tree and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Northern Territory, Western Australia

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

An alternative taxonomy had been proposed by the following authorities:

  • Dowe, J.L. (2009). A taxonomic account of Livistona R.Br. (Arecaceae). Gardens' Bulletin Singapore 60: 185-344. [Cited as Livistona humilis.]
  • Govaerts, R. & Dransfield, J. (2005). World Checklist of Palms: 1-223. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. [Cited as Livistona humilis.]

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jul 21, 2003 Rodd, A.N. [2866] Australia Livistona lorophylla K000209069 Isotype Yes
Apr 1, 1973 Martensz, P.; Schodde, R. [AE384a] Australia Livistona lorophylla K000209065 No
Mar 2, 1973 Lazarides, M. [7974] Australia Livistona lorophylla K000209067 No
Jan 1, 1973 Lazarides, M. [7795] Australia Livistona lorophylla K000209066 No
Oct 27, 1969 Clemens [s.n.] Australia Livistona lorophylla K000209060 No
Oct 27, 1969 Hill [21] Australia Livistona lorophylla K000209064 No
Oct 27, 1969 Clemens [s.n.] Australia Livistona lorophylla K000209061 No
Sep 15, 1964 Lazarides, M. [7040] Australia Livistona lorophylla K000209062 No
May 1, 1960 Lazarides, M. [6453] Australia Livistona lorophylla K000209063 No
Rodd, A. [2871] Australia Livistona lorophylla K000209068 No

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

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

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.
    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • IUCN Categories

    • IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. 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 Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. 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