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Livistona
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livistona
Translingual
mul
Etymology
From mul Leivinstoun sco -a f, named in honor of Patrick Murray, Baron of Livingston; who was also a botanist, horticulturalist, and founder of the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh.
Proper noun
1 f
genus family Arecaceae livistonas; certain palms native to eastern and southeastern Asia, Australasia, and the Horn of Africa, introduced elsewhere
Usage notes
Many species formerly included are now placed in other genera.
Hypernyms
genus ; Coryphoideae subfamily subfamily; Trachycarpeae tribe tribe; Livistoninae subtribe subtribe
Hyponyms
genus Livistona humilis species (sand palm) type species; Livistona australis species (cabbage-tree palm), Livistona chinensis species (Chinese fan palm), Livistona nitida species (Carnarvon fan palm) selected other species
Descendants
en livistona 1
References
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mul Arum family plants