classification by national EPBC legislation is vulnerable, with identified threats including an increased risk of fire as a result of invasive grasses, couch and buffel grass, alterations to availability of ground water and the impact of increased tourism. A large number of the trees are protected by occurring within the Finke Gorge National Park, some fringing groves of the palm are found on pastoral land and tourist areas and are subject to separate conservation actions. References Notes External links Livistona mariae at pacsoa.org.au/palms mariae Palms of Australia Conservation dependent flora of Australia Flora of the Northern Territory Taxonomy articles created by Polbot Taxa named by Ferdinand von Mueller