Livistona carinensis

Livistona carinensis
Conservation status
	; Vulnerable (IUCN 2.3)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Monocots
(unranked):	Commelinids
Order:	Arecales
Family:	Arecaceae
Genus:	Livistona
Species:	L. carinensis
Binomial name
	Livistona carinensis; (Chiov.) Dransf. & Uhl

Livistona carinensis is a species of flowering plant in the Arecaceae family. It is one of the fan palms. Its leaves are distinguished by an armed petiole terminating in a rounded, costapalmate fan of numerous leaflets. Livistona carinensis is found in Djibouti, Somalia, and Yemen, and is threatened by habitat loss.

References

Johnson, D. 1998. Livistona carinensis. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 20 July 2007.

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