Livistona saribus
Encyclopedia
Livistona saribus, commonly known as taraw palm, is a species
of palm tree from Thailand
in the Livistona
genus. It produces blue fruits, and is cold hardy to twenty-four degrees.
Taraw grows to forty feet (12 m) in height and prefers moist soil. It has spines along the leaf stems which resemble shark teeth.
Species
In biology, a species is one of the basic units of biological classification and a taxonomic rank. A species is often defined as a group of organisms capable of interbreeding and producing fertile offspring. While in many cases this definition is adequate, more precise or differing measures are...
of palm tree from Thailand
Thailand
Thailand , officially the Kingdom of Thailand , formerly known as Siam , is a country located at the centre of the Indochina peninsula and Southeast Asia. It is bordered to the north by Burma and Laos, to the east by Laos and Cambodia, to the south by the Gulf of Thailand and Malaysia, and to the...
in the Livistona
Livistona
Livistona is a genus of 36 species of palms , native to southern and southeastern Asia, Australasia, and the Horn of Africa...
genus. It produces blue fruits, and is cold hardy to twenty-four degrees.
Taraw grows to forty feet (12 m) in height and prefers moist soil. It has spines along the leaf stems which resemble shark teeth.
External links
- Livistona saribus at Palm and Cycad Societies of Australia