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Family : Arecaceae
On a trip to Central Queensland recently I was fortunate to see Livistona nitida in Carnarvon Gorge (Unfortunately not in flower or fruit) then
Livistona fulva flowering magnificently on the Blackdown Tableland. At Gladstone
Livistona decora was in both flower and fruit. Returning home I was therefore determined to catch Livistona australis in flower in either Booti Booti or Wallingat National Park so I took a trip to the amazingly panoramic Whoota Lookout. Whoota Lookout is in the Wallingat National Park just to the south of Wallis Lake,south of Forster in NSW.
I was indeed fortunate because these Livistona australis were flowering every bit as spectacularly as those seen in Queensland with the added benefit of being able to be close to eye level looking down on the palms below from the steep road up to the lookout.
