Livistona benthamii F.M.Bailey is a plant in the Arecaceae family, order Arecales, kingdom Plantae. Not known to be toxic.

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Livistona benthamii F.M.Bailey

Livistona benthamii F.M.Bailey

Livistona benthamii is a solitary palm species native to northern Australia and New Guinea that grows in open forest near seasonally flooded areas.

Family
Genus
Livistona
Order
Arecales
Class
Liliopsida

About Livistona benthamii F.M.Bailey

Livistona benthamii F.M.Bailey is a species of palm. Its natural distribution spans from Cape York to the Archer River in Queensland, Australia, as well as the Northern Territory (Australia) and New Guinea. It is a solitary palm that grows in open forest near areas that get flooded annually. A specimen of this species can be viewed along the Freshwater Lake Walk at Cairns' Flecker Botanical Garden.

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Taxonomy

Plantae Tracheophyta Liliopsida Arecales Arecaceae Livistona

More from Arecaceae

Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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