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What is this distichous palm?

Kim

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I can't put my finger on the name... Actually I have an idea, but am looking for more expert opinions! 

The palm is growing in a private garden in southern India where it is quite hot most of the year. There is a wet season and a dry season. The palm appears very healthy in these conditions.

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Side view, obviously distichous:

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View of the "back" side of photo #1:

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The leaflets are extremely stiff and thick, almost pointed enough to draw blood.

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Appreciate comments from the experts!

 

 

 

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Kim Cyr

Between the beach and the bays, Point Loma, San Diego, California USA
and on a 300 year-old lava flow, Pahoa, Hawaii, 1/4 mile from the 2018 flow
All characters  in this work are fictitious. Any resemblance to real persons, living or dead, is purely coincidental.

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36 minutes ago, aztropic said:

Pseudophoenix eckmanii

 

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Mesa,Arizona

Oh, that's right! Any painfully, painfully slow...

Naples (inland), FL - technically 10a but more like 9b in the winter :hmm:

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Beat me to it!

 

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2 hours ago, aztropic said:

Pseudophoenix eckmanii

 

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Mesa,Arizona

Yes,even i thought so.And i have one growing in a pot. I thought it will not grow in south india.(hot wet tropics)with high coastal humidity.It is clear that without trying one can't be sure weather ones climate is suitable for a perticular plant or palm.

Dear Kim thanks for the visuals.And it really gives me hope.That someday i might actually plant it in the ground.

Love,

Kris.

 

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On 10/19/2017, 11:26:35, pietropuccio said:

Supposedly Orania trispatha.

I just looked that up! What a cool palm!

Naples (inland), FL - technically 10a but more like 9b in the winter :hmm:

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Thanks everyone! Pseudophoenix eckmannii, I think that's the one. That was my guess, but I don't trust my guesses. And thanks for the local name, too. :)

The Orania trispatha juvenile photos don't match up with this palm -- the owner has many planted in various stages, and the juvenile form is an exact miniature of what you see in these photos.

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Kim Cyr

Between the beach and the bays, Point Loma, San Diego, California USA
and on a 300 year-old lava flow, Pahoa, Hawaii, 1/4 mile from the 2018 flow
All characters  in this work are fictitious. Any resemblance to real persons, living or dead, is purely coincidental.

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