This fan palm is upright with a pale grey ringed trunk terminating in a rounded crown of segmented dark green circular fronds with thorny stems. It produces large pendant clusters of creamy flowers that are followed by brilliant blue berries.

Hardiness zones 10 to 12 

Livistona saribus is naturally wide spread from the Malay Peninsula to southern China, Philippines, Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia, Thailand and Indo-China. It grows from monsoonal to savannah and swampy rainforests or appears in cleared land. 

It grows in a wide range of organic rich soils from well drained to wet in a semi shaded position when young and full sun as it matures and is drought and frost tender.

The Taraw Palm is grown for its rounded crown of dark fronds and its attractive pendent fruit. It is planted along avenues or as a feature lawn specimen in parks and large gardens. It is suitable for coastal or inland regions establishing in 3 to 5 years and is used in wet gullies, rainforest settings or in groups along borders. It may be used as an indoor plant when young and is grown under glass in cool climates. ID 2428

Livistona (li-vi-STON-a) saribus (sar-ee-BUS)

Arecaceae (ar-ek-AY-see-ee)	
(Palmae)
Palm Family