Trunk to 12 m tall, 20 cm wide, light grey. Leaves to 4 m long, crowded, in a large crown, yellowish-green, deeply divided. Leaflets with long drooping tips. Panicles about 1 m long, with yellow flowers. Fruit about 1.8 cm across, black, shiny.

Queensland

Grows in coastal districts, often near swamps and streams. Highly ornamental and becoming popular. Useful in coastal conditions.

Source: Jones, D; Spencer, R. (2005). Arecaceae. In: Spencer, R.. Horticultural Flora of South-eastern Australia. Volume 5. Flowering plants. Monocotyledons. The identification of garden and cultivated plants. University of New South Wales Press. (as Livistona decipiens)