Common names (English):

Chinese fan palm, Chinese fountain palm

Local name (Kannada):

Habit: Tree

Distribution:

South China to Vietnam

Use: Ornamental.

Description:

Stem solitary, to 15 m long and 20-25 cm in diameter. Leaves costapalmate, to 3 m long, about 20 per crown, leaf blade deeply segmented, tip of the segments deeply forked, with two pendulous tips which form a fringe around the leaf. Petiole slender, basal part with spines on the margins. Inflorescence interfoliar, flowers bisexual. Ripe fruits ovoid, bluish green and glossy