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Livistona humilis
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Livistona humilis, the sand palm, is an Australian plant species of the family Arecaceae. It is a small, slender palm, growing to about 7 m tall and 5–8 cm dbh. It has 8 to 15 fan-shaped leaves, 30–50 cm long with petioles 40–70 cm long. It is endemic to the Top End of the Northern Territory in Australia. Genetic investigation suggests that its closest relative is Livistona inermis. This palm is fire tolerant and usually grows in environments where it is exposed to frequent fires.
- Family
- Arecaceae
Ecology
How it lives
- Propagated by
- Seed
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- Name
- Livistona humilis
- Slug
- livistona-humilis
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Family
- Arecaceae
- Genus
- Livistona
- Species
- humilis
- Wikidata QID
- Q5977516
- Propagule type
- seed
- Container suitable
- No
- Indoor suitable
- No
- OSSI pledged
- No
- Hazard level
- 1
- Data completeness
- 43
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