''Livistona halongensis'' is a species of palm first collected in Ha Long Bay,

Vietnam Vietnam or Viet Nam ( vi, Việt Nam, ), officially the Socialist Republic of Vietnam,., group="n" is a country in Southeast Asia, at the eastern edge of mainland Southeast Asia, with an area of and population of 96 million, making i ...

, in 1999. The species was described by Tiên Hiêp Nguyên and

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in 2000. It is a fan palm.

Description

''Livistona halongensis'' grows up to tall, with a stem diameter of about . The leaves measure up to long. The

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bears yellow flowers. The fruit is green.

Distribution and habitat

''Livistona halongensis'' is

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to Vietnam, where is it is confined to the islands of Hạ Long Bay, a

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. Its habitat is in crevices on the limestone islands.

References

halongensis Endemic flora of Vietnam Plants described in 2000 {{palm-stub