Saribus oliviformis Hassk.
Livistona chinensis (Jacq.) R. Br. ex Mart.
Chinese fan palm, fountain palm
Chinese fan palms are native to southern Japan, Taiwan, and some of the islands in the South China sea. They are not found in the wild in North America.
Plants: Trees are 30–50′ (9.1–15 m) high and up to 12′ (3.7 m) around.
Leaves: Fan-shaped leaf clusters have swordlike leaves up to 6′ (1.8 m) long. The leaves have tapered ribbon-like segments that sway in the breeze, suggesting an effect like a fountain. The petioles, or stems that connect the leaves to the tree, have sharp spines.
Flowers: Inconspicuous and mostly hidden.
Fruits: Bluish-black, resembling olives.
Habitats: Coastal forests on various soils, often in sand, sometimes in dense mono-specific colonies, otherwise in small isolated colonies, at elevations below 328′ (100 m).
Online References:
Livistona oliviformis (Hassk.) Mart.
Saribus oliviformis Hassk.
Saribus oliviformis Hassk.
4/6/2011 · Howard Peters Rawlings Conservatory & Botanic Gardens, Druid Hill Park, Baltimore, Maryland 
4/6/2011 · Howard Peters Rawlings Conservatory & Botanic Gardens, Druid Hill Park, Baltimore, Maryland 
4/6/2011 · Howard Peters Rawlings Conservatory & Botanic Gardens, Druid Hill Park, Baltimore, Maryland 
| Kingdom | Plantae | Plants, but not fungi, lichens, or algae (from Stearn's Botanical Latin) |
| Subkingdom | Tracheobionta | Vascular plants—plants with a “circulatory system” for delivering water and nutrients |
| Division | Magnoliophyta | Flowering plants, also known as angiosperms |
| Class | Liliopsida | Monocots (plants with a single seed leaf); includes the lily family |
| Subclass | Arecidae | Palm-like plants |
| Order | Arecales | Palms |
| Family | Arecaceae | Palms |
| Genus | Livistona | For Patrick Murray (1634–1671), Baron of Livingston, a botanist and horticulturist, who was largely responsible for establishing the botanical gardens in Edinburgh, Scotland. |
| Species | chinensis | Of or referring to China |
Livistona chinensis description by Thomas H. Kent, not updated.
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