Livistona is a genus of palms (family Arecaceae), native to southern and southeastern Asia, Australasia, and the Horn of Africa. They are fan palms, the leaves with an armed petiole terminating in a rounded, costapalmate fan of numerous leaflets. Livistona is closely related to the genus Saribus, and for a time Saribus was included in Livistona. R... Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Livistona
(from the article `palm`) ...families of flowering plants. By the beginning of the Eocene Epoch, nearly 60 million years ago, palms were widespread and abundant. A diversity ... Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/l/62