Scientific Name: Livistona decora (formerly L. dicipiens)

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  • Pronunciation:
    liv-is-TONE-ah dye-SIP-ee-ens
  • Common Name:
    Weeping Cabbage Palm
  • Derivation:
    Livistona: named in honour of Baron Mummay of Livingston, Scotland. decipiens:
  • Type:
    Palm
  • Family:
    ARECACEAE
  • Status:
    E/NC
  • Flowers:
    summer
  • Fruit:
    spherical
  • Vegetation Type:
    From Gympie northwards, Wallum woodland, freshwater wetlands, open eucalypt forest on sand
  • Species List:
    W2, Bush food, Janet, Woodgate
Cultural Notes

Palm heart eaten.||

Identification Notes

Leaf segments free almost to apex of petiole, deeply divided at tip.||

Landscaping Notes

Cultivated as pot plant and garden specimen in Australia and overseas.||Successfully propagated by Coolum Community Native Nursery||Successfully propagated by Mooloolah Native Nursery||