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Livistona
''Livistona'' is a genus of palms, the botanical family Arecaceae, native to southeastern and eastern Asia, Australasia, and the Horn of Africa. They are fan palms, the leaves with an armed petiole terminating in a rounded, costapalmate fan of numerous leaflets. '' L. speciosa'', locally called ''kho'', gives its name to Khao Kho District in Thailand. Taxonomy The genus was established by Robert Brown in his ''Prodromus Florae Novae Hollandiae'' (1810) to accommodate his descriptions of two species collected during an expedition to Australia. The names published by Brown were ''Livistona humilis'' and '' L. inermis'', describing material he had collected in the north of Australia, a partial taxonomic revision in 1963 nominated the first of these as the lectotype. His collaborator Ferdinand Bauer, the botanist and master illustrator, produced artworks to accompany Brown's descriptions, but these were not published until 1838. In 1983 a species of palm from Somalia was formall ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Livistona Inermis
''Livistona'' is a genus of palms, the botanical family Arecaceae, native to southeastern and eastern Asia, Australasia, and the Horn of Africa. They are fan palms, the leaves with an armed petiole terminating in a rounded, costapalmate fan of numerous leaflets. '' L. speciosa'', locally called ''kho'', gives its name to Khao Kho District in Thailand. Taxonomy The genus was established by Robert Brown in his ''Prodromus Florae Novae Hollandiae'' (1810) to accommodate his descriptions of two species collected during an expedition to Australia. The names published by Brown were '' Livistona humilis'' and '' L. inermis'', describing material he had collected in the north of Australia, a partial taxonomic revision in 1963 nominated the first of these as the lectotype. His collaborator Ferdinand Bauer, the botanist and master illustrator, produced artworks to accompany Brown's descriptions, but these were not published until 1838. In 1983 a species of palm from Somalia was f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tony Rodd
Anthony Norman Rodd, known as Tony Rodd, (born 1940) is an Australian botanist. Names published (incomplete list) * '' Livistona fulva'' Rodd 1998. Revision of ''Livistona'' (Arecaceae) in Australia. ''Telopea'' 8(1): 103. * '' Livistona kimberleyana'' Rodd 1998. Revision of ''Livistona'' (Arecaceae) in Australia. ''Telopea'' 8(1): 121. * '' Livistona lanuginosa'' Rodd 1998. Revision of ''Livistona'' (Arecaceae) in Australia. ''Telopea'' 8(1): 82. * ''Livistona mariae'' F.Muell. subsp. ''occidentalis'' Rodd 1998. Revision of ''Livistona'' (Arecaceae) in Australia. ''Telopea'' 8(1): 81. * ''Livistona mariae'' F.Muell. subsp. ''rigida'' (Becc.) Rodd 1998. Revision of ''Livistona'' (Arecaceae) in Australia. ''Telopea'' 8(1): 80. * '' Livistona nitida'' Rodd 1998. Revision of ''Livistona'' (Arecaceae) in Australia. ''Telopea'' 8(1): 96. (These may not be accepted names.) Publications (incomplete) * Rodd, A.N. (1998) Revision of Livistona (Arecaceae) in Australia. ''Telop ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Livistona Humilis
''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 relation is ''Livistona inermis''. This palm is fire tolerant and usually grows in environments where it is exposed to frequent fires. ''Livistona humilis'' is dioecious and sexually dimorphic. The flower stalks on the female plant are erect and up to 230 cm long, while the male plant's flower stalks are up to 180 cm long and curved. The flowers are small and yellow, 2 mm to 4 mm across. Fruit is shiny purple black, ellipsoid, pyriform, or obovoid, 11–19 mm long and 8–10 mm in diameter. Taxonomy The first description of the species was by Robert Brown in his ''Pr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Livistona Chinensis
''Livistona chinensis'', the Chinese fan palm or fountain palm, is a species of subtropical palm tree of east Asia. It is native to southern Japan, Taiwan, the Ryukyu Islands, southeastern China and Hainan. In Japan, two notable populations occupy islands near the coast of Miyazaki Prefecture, Aoshima and Tsuki Shima. It is also reportedly naturalized in South Africa, Mauritius, Réunion, the Andaman Islands, Java, New Caledonia, Micronesia, Hawaii, Florida, Bermuda, Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic. ''Livistona chinensis'' can attain heights of about and a spread of . The leaves are fan shaped. Cultivation The palm is cultivated as an ornamental tree in gardens and conservatories. It is hardy in USDA zones 9-11, tolerating temperatures down to about 22° Fahrenheit/-6° Celsius. This plant can become a weed, or in some ecosystems an invasive species, in places such as Bermuda, Hawaii, Florida wetlands and on some Caribbean Islands Almost all of the Caribbean isla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Livistona Speciosa
''Livistona speciosa'' is a species of fan palm in the family Arecaceae. Description and distribution It is a tall palm that can reach 25 m in length and a diameter of 30 cm. It has large fan-shaped leaves. ''Livistona speciosa'' is native from Southern China to Vietnam, Thailand, Myanmar, Bangladesh, Peninsular Malaysia and Singapore. In Thailand it is known as ''kho'', being a name that it shares with the Ceylon oak. References speciosa Speciosa (foaled 28 April 2003) is an Irish-bred, British-trained Thoroughbred racehorse. In a racing career which lasted from June 2005 and October 2007 she ran seventeen times and won four races. As a two-year-old, she won two of her six race ... Trees of China Trees of Indo-China Trees of Bangladesh Trees of Malaya {{Arecaceae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amphoe Khao Kho
Khao Kho ( th, เขาค้อ, ) is a district (''amphoe'') of Phetchabun province, northern Thailand. Etymology The name of the district comes from Khao Kho, a peak in the Phetchabun Mountains, named either after ''Livistona speciosa'', a kind of palm tree, or after the Ceylon oak. Both species are known as ''kho'' ( th, ค้อ) in Thai and are abundant in the area. History Khao Kho was established as a minor district (''king amphoe'') on 21 August 1984 by splitting the two ''tambons'' Thung Samo and Khaem Son from Lom Sak district. It was upgraded to a full district on 19 July 1991. Between 1965 and 1984, this mountainous area was a battleground in the fight between the Thai communist party and the Royal Thai Army. Geography Neighbouring districts are (from the east clockwise) Lom Kao, Lom Sak and Mueang Phetchabun of Phetchabun Province, Noen Maprang, Wang Thong and Nakhon Thai of Phitsanulok province, and Dan Sai of Loei province. The Phetchabun Mountains are ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fan Palm
Fan palm as a descriptive term can refer to any of several different kinds of palms ( Arecaceae) in various genera with leaves that are palmately lobed (rather than pinnately compound). Most are members of the subfamily Coryphoideae, though a few genera in subfamily Calamoideae (''Mauritia'', ''Mauritiella'' and ''Lepidocaryum'') also have palmate leaves. Fan palm genera include: * '' Bismarckia'' * '' Borassus'' * ''Coccothrinax'' * ''Copernicia'' * ''Hyphaene'' * ''Licuala'' * '' Pritchardia'' * ''Rhapidophyllum'' * ''Rhapis'' * ''Sabal'' * ''Thrinax'' * ''Trachycarpus'' * '' Trithrinax'' Fan palm can also be used as part of the common name of particular genera or species. Among the palms commonly known as fan palms are: * ''Chamaerops humilis'' (European fan palm) * ''Hyphaene petersiana'' (Real fan palm) * ''Livistona'' (Chinese fan palm and others) * ''Washingtonia'' (California fan palm, Mexican fan palm) * ''Latania'' (Indian Ocean fan palms) The travellers palm (''Rav ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saribus
''Saribus'' is a genus of palms (family Arecaceae), native to Southeast Asia, Papuasia and Pacific Islands. They are fan palms, the leaves with an armed petiole terminating in a rounded, costapalmate fan of numerous leaflets. ''Livistona'' is closely related to the genus ''Saribus'', and for the past century and half ''Saribus'' was included in ''Livistona''. Recent studies, however, have advocated separating the two groups. The generic epithet ''Saribus'' comes from a local name in one of the Maluku languages, ''sariboe'', as recorded by the Dutch. ''Anáhaw'' (''Saribus rotundifolius'') is the unofficial national leaf of the Philippines. Species * ''Saribus brevifolius'' ( Dowe & Mogea) C.D.Bacon & W.J.Baker - Raja Ampat Islands in Indonesia * ''Saribus chocolatinus'' (Dowe) C.D.Bacon & W.J.Baker - Papua New Guinea * ''Saribus jeanneneyi'' (Becc.) C.D.Bacon & W.J.Baker - New Caledonia * ''Saribus merrillii'' (Becc.) C.D.Bacon & W.J.Baker - Philippines * ''Saribus papuanus'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Leslie Dowe
John Leslie Dowe is an Australian botanistIPNI: John Leslie Dowe ''The International Plant Name Index.'' Retrieved 13 March 2019. who specialises in palms. Published names (selected) *'''' Dowe (1994) Austrobaileya 4(2): 235. *'' Balaka streptostachys'' D.Fuller & Dowe (1999) Palms 43(1): 10. *''[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Natalie Whitford Uhl
Natalie Whitford Uhl (1919–2017) was an American botanistIPNI: Natalie Whitford Uhl ''The International Plant Name Index.'' Retrieved 13 March 2019. who specialised in palms. The eldest of three sisters, she grew up on a farm in . She graduated B.S in 1940 from , publishing two papers on general plant |
Robert Brown (Scottish Botanist From Montrose)
Robert Brown (21 December 1773 – 10 June 1858) was a Scottish botanist and paleobotanist who made important contributions to botany largely through his pioneering use of the microscope. His contributions include one of the earliest detailed descriptions of the cell nucleus and cytoplasmic streaming; the observation of Brownian motion; early work on plant pollination and fertilisation, including being the first to recognise the fundamental difference between gymnosperms and angiosperms; and some of the earliest studies in palynology. He also made numerous contributions to plant taxonomy, notably erecting a number of plant families that are still accepted today; and numerous Australian plant genera and species, the fruit of his exploration of that continent with Matthew Flinders. Early life Robert Brown was born in Montrose, Angus, Montrose on 21 December 1773, in a house that existed on the site where Montrose Library currently stands. He was the son of James Brown (Scottis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Brown (botanist, Born 1773)
Robert Brown (21 December 1773 – 10 June 1858) was a Scottish botanist and paleobotanist who made important contributions to botany largely through his pioneering use of the microscope. His contributions include one of the earliest detailed descriptions of the cell nucleus and cytoplasmic streaming; the observation of Brownian motion; early work on plant pollination and fertilisation, including being the first to recognise the fundamental difference between gymnosperms and angiosperms; and some of the earliest studies in palynology. He also made numerous contributions to plant taxonomy, notably erecting a number of plant families that are still accepted today; and numerous Australian plant genera and species, the fruit of his exploration of that continent with Matthew Flinders. Early life Robert Brown was born in Montrose on 21 December 1773, in a house that existed on the site where Montrose Library currently stands. He was the son of James Brown, a minister in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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