Editing Livistona benthamii

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[[File:Livistona_benthamii02.jpg|frame|Figure 1. ''L. benthamii'']]
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===Distribution: ===
Northern Territory, Australia

===Habitat: ===
This species, a monsoon forest species with occasional
remnants or open plain country is represented in the
herbarium by two specimens, one from Howard River and one
from Elcho Island. Stocker notes that the wet/dry forest
representation of ''L. benthamii'' and ''L. humilis''
is similar to that of other genera such as ''Terminalia'' which
is represented by ''T. sericocarpa'' in the monsoon forest
(wet forest) and ''T. ferdanandiana'' in the open eucalypt
forest (dry forest). He does not however record
''L. benthamii'' on Melville Island.

===Description: ===
One of the six ''Livistonas'' occurring in the N.T., this is the
only one occupying swampy sites in large numbers. Deeply cut,
glossy, dark green palmate leaves, and petiole stubs adhering
to the trunk distinguish this species.
 

===Cultivation: ===
Very small round black seed are rubbed clean and put into
shallow trays. Germination is good, and two or three months
later little strap leaves appear. Standard horticultural
practice will give a 200mm pot plant with many deeply cut
leaves, ready for a shady spot in the garden. Good air
circulation in the growing area is necessary to prevent
fungus attack. Benthams grow fairly quickly given plenty
of-water and fertilizer.

===General: ===
Planted in a semi-shaded position, this fan palm does
extremely well in Darwin. In full sun the petioles shorten
and older leaves scorch, but a reasonable specimen is
produced. Readily available in most N.T. nurseries, Benthams palm
is gradually gaining acceptance with local gardeners. It
makes a very attractive patio specimen when grown in a large
tub. Like most ''Livistonas'', it will not transplant very well
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===Contributed by: ===
Alan White (Text - from '''''Palms & Cycads''''' No. 20 July-Sept 1988).<br/>
Australian Botanic Gardens (Figure 1).


===External Links:===
[https://powo.science.kew.org/results?q=Livistona%20benthamii Kew], 
[https://www.palmweb.org//?q=cdm_dataportal/taxon/2ad2fb03-f03b-4022-99fd-dae42d405585 PalmWeb],
[https://www.jstor.org/action/doBasicSearch?Query=Livistona+benthamii JSTOR],
[https://www.trebrown.com/plant_info.php?species=Livistona+benthamii Trebrown],
[https://keys.trin.org.au/key-server/data/0e0f0504-0103-430d-8004-060d07080d04/media/Html/taxon/Livistona_benthamii.htm ATRP]
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[https://www.google.com/search?q=%22Livistona+benthamii%22&amp;num=10&amp;sa=Google+Search Google],
[https://images.google.com/images?q=%22Livistona+benthamii%22&amp;hl=en&amp;btnG=Google+Search GoogleImages],
[https://www.flickr.com/search/?q=Livistona+benthamii Flickr],
[https://www.google.com/search?q=%22Livistona+benthamii%22%20site:https://www.palmtalk.org/&amp;sa=Google+Search PalmTalk]
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