Livistona decora 

Location & distribution maps

Phylogeny & links to associated information:

Wikipedia links:       Angiosperms > Monocots > Arecales > Arecaceae > Livistona  decora

Other links:     

Plant  information

Common name:         Weeping Cabbage Palm

Conservation status: ...

Etymology:   

Flowers:                  

• Infloresences are up to 350 cm long, producing shiny black fruits up to 20 mm in diameter

Fruit:                         

Leaves:         

• Leaves are costapalmate 

• Petioles up to 300 long

• Black spines along the margins

Stem & branches:   

•  Up to 18 m tall

Roots:         

Habit:        

Habitat:   

• Sclerophyll woodlands

Distribution:                  

• Endemic to Queensland

• It is known only from Magnetic Island near the City of Townsville, and south along the coast as far as Rainbow Beach

Additional notes:     

• The species is now widely cultivated in arid regions worldwide as a decorative plant

Sources of information:

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Livistona_decora (2023)