Livistona australis

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Read about Livistona australis in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Livistona australis, Mart. (Corypha australis, R. Br.). Sts. 40-80 ft. high, slender, and marked with circular scars: lvs. in a dense crown, orbicular, 3-4 ft. diarn., divided to or below the middle into 40-50 narrow, plicate, acuminate segms., either entire or 2-cleft at the apex. Austral. B.M.6274. Gn.26, p. 337. V. 9:328. G.C. III. 30:287.—A form in which the young petioles and lvs. are blood-red color, said to be wild in S. Austral., has been grown under the name. L. Mariae, Muell. The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.

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References

• Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture, by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963

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