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| March 2008 at Tsukuba Botanical Garden |
March 2008 at Tsukuba Botanical Garden |
March 2008 at Tsukuba Botanical Garden |
| Family | Arecaceae (alt. Palmae) |
| Scientific name | Livistona chinensis (Jacquin) R. Brown ex Martius var. subglobosa (Hasskarl) Beccari |
| Synonyms | Livistona subglobosa (Hasskarl) Martius; Saribus subglobosus Hasskarl |
| Common name | (Japanese common name) birou [birou = Japanese pronunciation of Chinese common name of Livistona chinensis] |
| (English common name) none | |
| Distribution | (Japan) Shikoku, Kyushu, Okinawa |
| (Other nations) Taiwan | |
| Chromosomal number | 2n=36? |
| Description | Plants 5-15m tall. Leaves ca. 1.5-2m long. Flowers pale yellow, flowering in March to April. Fruits ca. 1.5cm black. Evergreen. Arbor trees. |
| Reference | Livistona chinensis (Jacq.) R. Br. ex Mart. var. subglobosa (Hassk.) Becc. |
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| March 2008 at Tsukuba Botanical Garden |
March 2008 at Tsukuba Botanical Garden |
March 2008 at Tsukuba Botanical Garden |
