Livistona chinensis - Chinese fan palm, false latvia. Seeds

Description

Morphological characteristics: Solitary, erect, annular, fissured, transverse grooved stem measuring about 20 cm in diameter. Numerous fan leaves, divided almost to the base into thin, hanging segments, with long petiole and curved spines at the margins and brown fiber at the base. The inflorescences are branched, dense, hanging in a pending manner between the leaves. The fruits are ovoid or ellipsoid, glaucous (bluish-green) and bright, with orange flesh during ripening.

Cultivation: Its fresh seeds germinate after 50-60 days, with no problems in transplanting the young plant that has to be in semi-shade.

Flowering and fruiting period: Abundant fruiting during the winter months.

Economic uses: Although it is widely used as a potted palm tree, the characteristic shape makes it ideal for landscaping, in groups or as an isolated plant, or for urban afforestation.