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Livistona rotundifolia (Lamk.)Mart.

Synonym	:	Livistona altissimaZoll.
Family	:	Arecaeae
Local name	:	English-Table palm
Flowering and fruiting period	:	January - October
Distribution	:	Java, Phillippines
Uses	:	Plant is used as a potted plant & indoor plant
Key botanical characters : Attractive and elegant palm with large, shiny, fan shaped leaves and thorny stems. The Footstool Palm adapts to indoor living extremely well, being undemanding and tolerating some degree of neglect.