How about Coccothrinax pictures

[Ken Johnson]

Since Gileno posted a CoccoT in my post about Copernicia l;ets start one for CoccoT only.

The picture will look surprisingly like the one that Gileno posted but it is a overhead shot of a crinita!

[Gileno Machado]

Sorry about that Ken...I was looking at old pics in thumbnails and thought it was a small C. macroglossa...

Here's my barbadensis again, for my penalty:

[Ken Johnson]

And a good "penalty shot" it is. Thanks. I call that specie "alta" Its just easier, may not be right?

[SubTropicRay]

Ken,

Carlo Morici mentioned that the species alta has been discontinued.  It is now barbadensis.

Ray

[Ken Johnson]

Oh shoot! Also RLR says never put an s at the end of the word specie. Oh well there is always a learning curve. Thats part of what this board is about!

Ooops, you are right Bo. It is specie, with an s. My bad.

[bgl]

Ken,

That's not what RLR said! He said "one species, two species". Always with an 's' at end!

Bo

[Howeadypsis]

I really like the dynamics of this Genus. I mean just look at that for a leaf!

coccothrinax on PACSOA

[Dave Butler]

The owner of this palm wanted me to cut it down

[Dave-Vero]

Did the owner think it harbored vermin?

[Dave Butler]

Thats to funny, no I talked him not to cut it down.

[SubTropicRay]

That would have been a crime.

[SunnyFl]

Would anyone happen to have a photo of C. azul?  I only saw a pic of it online once, and also in the ECP.  This seems to be a rare one; not even PACSOA has a pic of it.

[MattyB]

(SunnyFl @ Jul. 26 2006,19:54)

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Would anyone happen to have a photo of C. azul?  I only saw a pic of it online once, and also in the ECP.  This seems to be a rare one; not even PACSOA has a pic of it.

I would take a picture of mine but it's got so many feet of trunk on it that it's hard to get a good shot of it anymore. ???

[bgl]

Matt,

we'd be happy to settle for a shot of the trunk!

Bo

[DoomsDave]

Dave

You're a better man than me.

I'da thrown the guy in chains and set dogs on him. . . .

Nuerotic Shelties!  yap yap yap

dave

[paulgila]

coccothrinax species in the courtyard of a fancy-schmancy restaurant in bali.

this genus is becoming very appealing to me--any suggestions as to which species(with an "s") would do best in san diego?

[Kris]

Dear Pohonkelapa,

the picture in post no 16 is very beautyful & i love it.

[MattyB]

Here's a night shot of my only Coccothrinax.  I bought it as C. fragrans.  Does anyone know if this is a valid species or a synonym of something?

[MattyB]

a step back

[Howeadypsis]

I could really get into these Coccothrinax plams, gorgeous!

Anyone have spare seeed?  ::

[paulgila]

thats a beauty,matt!does it have the usual silvery undersides of the leaves?

i have a c.alta & its very "petite".i'd love to get one with larger,more "robust" leaves like yours!

[SubTropicRay]

Hi Paul,

As you probably know, Coccos are not the fastest growing palms in the world.  They grow best given plenty of heat.  

In California, that's a bit harder to find so a faster growing species would be best.  The "soft" leaf varieties are generally faster growing.  

C. argentea is pretty common in the Coccothrinax world and is fast growing relative to others in the genus.

I hope this helps some.

Ray

[bgl]

Matt,

the most up-to-date information on valid names can be found on Kew Botanical Garden's website. Go to:

www.rbgkew.org.uk/monocotChecklist/home.do

Then click on the "Click here for etc etc...."

You can then type in just the genus name, and it'll give you a list of all the species names for that genus. The ones in bold are valid.

You can also type in the full (genus + species) name, but I find it easier to start out with just the genus name, and THEN, if you want to, you can go to genus + species. And in the case of C. fragrans, yes, it is in bold, so it's a valid name.

Bo-Göran

[paulgila]

it helps alot!i'm putting it on top of my wish list!

thanks so much!

[MattyB]

Thanks Bo.  I made sure and save the RBG site to my favs.

Paul,  yes it does have a little silver on the undersides.  Not much though.  About the same as A. maxima.....not as much as A. myolensis or A. alexandrae.  

It looked pretty bad at the end of winter, but grows very well all summer and fall.

[Ken Johnson]

Here is a picture of an argentata. It is native to the area I live in. This one was grown from seed and is about 10 years old. It is about 3 feet tall!

[Ken Johnson]

Here is an argentata shot fron the top of the leaves.

Mature palms of this species have a much different looking leaf. I will try to find one.

[Gileno Machado]

From the point of view of cultivation, I guess Coccothrinax  are some of the most satisfying palms, barbadensis in special.

They are friendly companion for kids and pets, displaying spineless petioles, usually long and thin, ending with perfect soft fan leaves.

I got interest to palms, other than coconuts, when my wife gave us that C. barbadensis, showed in post 2, a few years ago;

and we have long kept it indoor, near a sunny window. It finally grew up and went outdoors and needs definitely to go to the ground.

Now I have many other species of Cocco’s and despite their slow transition period during the seedling stage,

they all look nice from the beginning…and are irresistible to macro lenses…

[SubTropicRay]

Nice photo Gileno.

[Jeff Searle]

Love this group. I just recently planted in my yard, a C. ekmannii.

Now, this has got to be the slowest palm ! It's 10 years old now, that I grew from seed, and stands a whole 2inches !!

Now, I'v been growing palms for a couple of years, so I'm not exactly new at this, it's just really damn slow !

Yes, I planted it out in a protected area, in full sun with other drought tolerant palms,

such as Ravenea xerophylla, Gaussia princeps, Gastroccos crispa and Pseudophoenix leddiana.

   I was extreamly tired of looking at this` pygmy` for so long. It's been 3 months so far, and I think he likes it.

Maybe in 5 years from now, I'll post a picture.

     "Thats my story and I'm sticking to it".

[Mike in Houston]

Old Man Harry's quite the poser don't you think?  ::

Trunk detail, my Coccothrinax crinita.

[bgl]

Mike,

GREAT shot!!

Gave me an idea.

Plant a whole bunch of these in a group, and then when they get up to the size of yours, put sunglasses on ALL of them when you expect to have visitors.

And then make up an appropriate story ("The martians landed a few days ago, and they only move when you're not looking at them!) :laugh:

Bo-Göran

[paulgila]

i've seen that guy at some of the pssc meetings!

not much of a talker...

[Kris]

Dear Mike your Picture in post no 31 almost gave me a heart attack ? it resembled my girlfriend_pal  

And Bo Goran you comment on linning them up with sun glass gave me a hearty laugh_keep it up.

Good work.

[aztropic]

Coccothrinax borhidiana growing in Mesa,Arizona

[Caribbean Palms]

Here's one of my Coccothrinax borhidiana growing in Loxahatchee, Florida.

Mike

[Davidl]

Coccothrinax argentea.Sorry about the mess but I'm doing some landscaping in front of my house so its not as tidy as I would like.

[SubTropicRay]

Nice photos all.

Mike, that garden looks pretty nice behind the Old Man.  How 'bout some more photos?

[Davidl]

There are many Coccothrinax palms growing in Guayaquil Ecuador.These palms were at the malecon and they have a beautiful garden there as well.

The woman is my wife.

[RainForestt Robert]

Here is a photo of a juvenile Coccothrinax boschiana growing in habitat in the Dominican Republic.  Leaves are very stiff and silver on the underside.  

The trunk has a beautiful mat covering.  Must grow very slowly as the environment is inhospitable to say the least!

Robert