Livistona chinensis, the Chinese fan palm[2] or fountain palm,[3] 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.[4] 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.[1][2]

Livistona chinensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Clade:	Commelinids
Order:	Arecales
Family:	Arecaceae
Tribe:	Trachycarpeae
Genus:	Livistona
Species:	L. chinensis
Binomial name
Livistona chinensis (Jacq.) R.Br. ex Mart.[1]
Synonyms[1]
Chamaerops biroo Siebold ex Mart. Latania chinensis Jacq. Livistona japonica Nakai ex Masam. Livistona oliviformis (Hassk.) Mart. Livistona subglobosa (Hassk.) Mart. Saribus chinensis (Jacq.) Blume Saribus oliviformis Hassk. Saribus subglobosus Hassk.

Livistona chinensis can attain heights of about 9 to 15 m (30 to 50 ft) and a spread of 4 m (12 ft). The leaves are fan shaped.[2]

Cultivation

The palm is cultivated as an ornamental tree in gardens and conservatories.[5]　

This plant can become a weed, or in some ecosystems an invasive species, in places such as Bermuda,[5] Hawaii,[6] Florida wetlands and on some Caribbean Islands.

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