Livistona rotundifolia
in C. F. P. von Martius et al., Historia Naturalis Palmarum 3: 241, plate 102. 1838.
Common names: Footstool palm
Introduced
Basionym: Corypha rotundifolia Lamarck in J. Lamarck et al., Encycl. 2: 131. 1786
Synonyms: Saribus rotundifolia (Lamarck) Blume
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 22. Treatment on page 102.
Leaves: segment apices stiff. Inflorescences dividing into 3 main axes, each axis bearing up to 4 orders of branching. Fruits globose, ripening from green through orange to black. 2n = 36.
Phenology: Flowering spring–summer.
Habitat: Disturbed hammocks and mesic woods
Elevation: 0–10 m
Distribution
Introduced; Fla., native to Malay Peninsula, Java.
Discussion
Selected References
None.
Lower Taxa
None.