Livistona muelleri

Common names

Queensland Dwarf Fan Palm.

Curiosities

Dedicated to the Baron Sir Ferdinand von Mueller.

Origin

Australia (Cape York Peninsula and North East of  Queensland) and New Guinea (Torres Strait Islands).

Habitat

Prefers open forests, pastures, savannah and sporadically rainforests, sometimes on areas with seasonal flooding. Not endangered.

Morphology

A solitary palm, up to 2 to 10 m tall, the shorter of its genus. Leaves dark green. Petioles with curved spines. Flowers yellow. Fruit globular to ovoid, blackish blue.

Climate

Tropical to warm temperate.

Germination

Seeds can take as long as 6 months to germinate.

Growing

Requires full sun and average watering. Drought tolerant.