Livistona alfredii
Livistona alfredii, the millstream palm or millstream fan palm, is a species of flowering plant in the family Arecaceae. It is found only in the north-west of Western Australia where it is threatened by habitat loss.[1]
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Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Clade: | Commelinids |
Order: | Arecales |
Family: | Arecaceae |
Tribe: | Trachycarpeae |
Genus: | Livistona |
Species: | L. alfredii |
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Description
Livistona alfredii has cream flowers, flowers from July to September,[3] and fruits from December to May.[4] It is a dioecious palm, growing to 12 m, with prominent leaf scars.[4] The petioles of dead leaves persist for the first metre, but shed higher up the stem.[4] Fibres in the leaf-base are prominent, coarse, and persistent.[4] The leaves are pale green-grey to glaucous on the upper surface, and light green-grey and waxy and dull on the lower surface.[4] The inflorescences are unbranched at the base, and do not extend beyond the limit of the crown, but branch up to three orders.[4] The flowers are solitary or in pairs, cylindrical in bud with triangular sepals.[4]
Distribution
This palm is endemic to the north-west of Western Australia.[1] It has been found in Beard's Eremaean Province in the IBRA regions of Carnarvon and Pilbara, by the edges of permanent pools.[3]
Taxonomy
Livistona alfredii was first formally described by Ferdinand von Mueller in 1892.[2][5]
References
- Dowe, J.L. (1998). "Livistona alfredii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 1998: e.T38594A10129605. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1998.RLTS.T38594A10129605.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
- "Livistona alfredii". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI). Retrieved 20 April 2018.
- "Florabase: Livistona alfredii". Western Australian Herbarium, Biodiversity and Conservation Science, Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions. Retrieved 20 April 2018.
- Govaerts, R. "Livistona alfredii". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 20 April 2018.
- von Mueller, F.J.H. (1892) "Note on the west Australian fan-palm". The Victorian Naturalist. 9 (7): 112.