Central Australian Fan palm

The Central Australian Cabbage Palm is a species of flowering plant in the Arecaceae family. It is found only in Australia with the best-known occurrence found in Palm Valley in Finke Gorge National Park, Northern Territory. There are more than 3,000 cabbage palms in Palm Valley, many of which are several hundred years old and form a lush oasis among the rugged rocks and gorges. The palms are relics from a previous age when Central Australia was much wetter whereas this region is now largely dry Central Ranges xeric scrubland.

Livistona mariae, Palm Valley in the Finke Gorge National Park The Central Australian Cabbage Palm (Livistona mariae) is a species of flowering plant in the Arecaceae family. It is found only in Australia with the best-known occurrence found in Palm Valley in Finke Gorge National Park, Northern Territory. There are more than 3000 cabbage palms in Palm Valley, many of which are several hundred years old and form a lush oasis among the rugged rocks and gorges. More

Livistona mariae displaying their red-coloured leaves at ground level in full and perfect harmony with the red sand. The older plants still show red on the upper surface of the leaf and the spiny-margined leafstalks. Adult trees produce glossy, black, spherical fruits about 1.5cm in diameter, which contain one big seed. More