Arecaceae
Livistona

Livistona rigida Becc.

First published in Webbia 5: 19 (1921)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is N. Northern Territory to NW. Queensland. It is a tree and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Northern Territory, Queensland

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Dowe, J.L. (2006). Personal Communication on Arecaceae1 Townsville, Queensland.
  • 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.

An alternative taxonomy had been proposed by the following authorities:

  • Govaerts, R. & Dransfield, J. (2005). World Checklist of Palms: 1-223. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. [Cited as Livistona mariae subsp. rigida.]

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. [2938] Australia K000209826 No
Jan 1, 2003 Rodd, A. [2937] Australia K000209825 No
Jan 1, 1909 Mueller, F.J.H.von [s.n.] Australia K000209824 Unknown Type Material Yes
Halford, J.; Bush, B. [JHGAQLD0470] Australia K000707427 No
Dowe, J.L.; Kazandjian, A. [630] Australia K000209827 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/

  • 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