Livistona alfredii

Livistona alfredii
Conservation status
	; Conservation Dependent (IUCN 2.3)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Clade:	Commelinids
Order:	Arecales
Family:	Arecaceae
Tribe:	Trachycarpeae
Genus:	Livistona
Species:	L. alfredii
Binomial name
	Livistona alfredii; F.Muell.
Synonyms
	Livistona mariae F.Muell.; Livistona lorophylla Becc.; Livistona alfredi F.Muell.;

Livistona alfredii, the millstream palm or millstream fan palm, is a species of

habitat loss.^[1]

Description

Livistona alfredii has cream flowers, flowers from July to September,

dioecious palm, growing to 12 m, with prominent leaf scars.^[4] The petioles of dead leaves persist for the first metre, but shed higher up the stem.^[4] Fibres in the leaf-base are prominent, coarse, and persistent.^[4] The leaves are pale green-grey to glaucous on the upper surface, and light green-grey and waxy and dull on the lower surface.^[4] The inflorescences are unbranched at the base, and do not extend beyond the limit of the crown, but branch up to three orders.^[4] The flowers are solitary or in pairs, cylindrical in bud with triangular sepals.^[4]

Distribution

This palm is

Carnarvon and Pilbara, by the edges of permanent pools.^[3]

Taxonomy

Livistona alfredii was first formally described by Ferdinand von Mueller in 1892.^[2]^[5]

References

^
doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1998.RLTS.T38594A10129605.en
. Retrieved 17 November 2021.

^ ^a ^b "Livistona alfredii". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI). Retrieved 20 April 2018.
^ ^a ^b "Florabase: Livistona alfredii". Western Australian Herbarium, Biodiversity and Conservation Science, Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions. Retrieved 20 April 2018.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g Govaerts, R. "Livistona alfredii". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 20 April 2018.
^ von Mueller, F.J.H. (1892) "Note on the west Australian fan-palm". The Victorian Naturalist. 9 (7): 112.

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[iucn_status_17_November_2021-1] 
doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1998.RLTS.T38594A10129605.en
. Retrieved 17 November 2021.

[APNI-2] "Livistona alfredii". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI). Retrieved 20 April 2018.

[Florabase-3] "Florabase: Livistona alfredii". Western Australian Herbarium, Biodiversity and Conservation Science, Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions. Retrieved 20 April 2018.

[PWO-4] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g Govaerts, R. "Livistona alfredii". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 20 April 2018.

[Muell-5] von Mueller, F.J.H. (1892) "Note on the west Australian fan-palm". The Victorian Naturalist. 9 (7): 112.

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