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Tectiphiala ferox

Morabeza

By Morabeza
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Morabeza Proficient

Morabeza

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Aloha kākou,

I was going through some of my old Principes during a study break from my mid-term exams and was intrigued by the photo in the back cover of the July 1998 (Vol 42, No. 3) depicting a stunning Tectiphiala ferox from underneath. The inflorescences and lovely silver-backed leaflets are very striking indeed.

I am hoping to find out if any palm lovers are growing any in private gardens or in public ones, anywhere in the world.

Mahalo!

neoflora Mentor

neoflora

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I have never seen this palm available anywhere!It is a beauty.

Jeff Searle Grand Master

Jeff Searle

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I have never seen this palm available anywhere!It is a beauty.

I agree! Most palm people never even heard of this one......

Jeff

Searle Brothers Nursery Inc.

and The Rainforest Collection.

Southwest Ranches,Fl.

Morabeza Proficient

Morabeza

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Thanks Ron and Jeff for your input :D

A government document ( http://www.gov.mu/portal/site/moa?content_...0000a04a8c0RCRD ) of the Republic of Mauritius published on the internet in 1997 reports that "...palmiste bouclé (Tectiphiala ferox) known from 9 adults in the wild, has been propagated and 15 plants have been reintroduced into actively managed areas"

It's good to know they have been able to do this, and I certainly hope these areas have truly been "actively managed" in the course of these past 11 years. I would love to hear about the progress of this program. If anyone out there can share information, I'm sure many of us would be thrilled.

It appears that the last time the status of this species was assessed by the IUCN was in 1998 ( http://www.iucnredlist.org/details/38706 ).

A Dave's Garden user "timrann" ( http://davesgarden.com/members/timrann/ ) who lives in Mauritius, and who may well be a member of the IPS and a contributor to our discussion board, has posted some nice shots of a young plant in the Curepipe Botanical garden here: ( http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/showimage/98746/ ).

Finally, PACSOA has a page with additional information on this palm, though I don't know when it was last updated.

( http://www.pacsoa.org.au/palms/Tectiphiala/ferox.html ) (I wonder if the one planted in South Africa is still alive...)

I hope we can hear more about the progress of the conservation efforts and any possible seedlings growing in other private or public gardens.

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cfkingfish Grand Master

cfkingfish

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The only I knowledge I get is from an old friend who is a French expatriate out of Reunion. He says the plants are fenced in with animals which eat the seed, making it hard to propagate naturally. The only ones that produce seed are in this fenced area, although there are some smaller ones in nearby areas. I wish I still had the pictures.

Christian Faulkner

Venice, Florida - South Sarasota County.

www.faulknerspalms.com

 

Μολὼν λάβε

  • 5 months later...
Mascarenhas Explorer

Mascarenhas

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some pictures of tectiphiala of Mauritius .

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Mascarenhas Explorer

Mascarenhas

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other pictures

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Mascarenhas Explorer

Mascarenhas

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the mother

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Mascarenhas Explorer

Mascarenhas

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and one baby in our nursery, they germinate quickly between some days untill 6 months and of a good soil (acid ph 4,5 -5 ), they growth quickly .

The eophyll are bifid and little .

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Morabeza Proficient

Morabeza

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Mon dieu!

What an excitement it is to see more photos of this fascinating and very rare species! Even more enjoyable to see seedlings!

Merci beaucoup Dr. Couvet!

jdapalms Proficient

jdapalms

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It is very nice to see pictures of palms like this that many of us are so unfamiliar with.

Thank you for posting pictures.

Jerry

Jerry D. Andersen

JD Andersen Nursery

Fallbrook, CA / Leilani Estates, HI

JD in the OC Veteran

JD in the OC

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Very cool! Looks like a Teddy Bear crossed with an Aiphanes

quaman58 Grand Master

quaman58

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Wow, I had no idea that they got so tall; I'd never seen a picture of one taller than a meter or two. Thanks for the post!

Bret

Bret

 

Coastal canyon area of San Diego

 

"In the shadow of the Cross"

Tyrone Grand Master

Tyrone

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They look a bit like Acanthophoenix. Thanks for the pics.

Best regards

Tyrone

Millbrook, "Kinjarling" Noongar word meaning "Place of Rain", Rainbow Coast, Western Australia 35S. Warm temperate. Csb Koeppen Climate classification. Cool nights all year round.

 

 

rozpalm Mentor

rozpalm

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Wow! I would love to have one of those in my collection. What a beautiful palm! The more spikes the better.

Ron

Wellington, Florida

Zone 11 in my mind

Zone 10a 9a in reality

13miles West of the Atlantic in Palm Beach County

Mascarenhas Explorer

Mascarenhas

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other picture (picture of Nicole Ludwig), The acanthophoenix rousseli , specie endemic of Réunion island , my island .

This species has been described by my friend Nicole Ludwig , a botanist of Réunion Island under the high direction of John Dransfield .

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Mascarenhas Explorer

Mascarenhas

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Infrutescence of acanthophoenix rousselii (picture of Nicole Ludwig)

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Mascarenhas Explorer

Mascarenhas

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Hyophorbe amaricaulis februar 2007

Sorry for the reduction of the pictures

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Mascarenhas Explorer

Mascarenhas

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other picture

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Mascarenhas Explorer

Mascarenhas

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young vaughanii

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Mascarenhas Explorer

Mascarenhas

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inflorescence of vaughanii

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Mascarenhas Explorer

Mascarenhas

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a very old tectiphiala .

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  • 4 weeks later...
Moose Grand Master

Moose

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Thanks for the photos of some truly rare palms! :)

Kindest regards,

Ron.

Coral Gables, FL 8 miles North of Fairchild USDA Zone 10B

JasonD Mentor

JasonD

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other picture

Are those developing fruits on the Hyophorbe amaricaulis? Or will they be inviable?

Jason Dewees

Inner Sunset District

San Francisco, California

Sunset zone 17

USDA zone 10a

21 inches / 530mm annual rainfall, mostly October to April

Humidity averages 60 to 85 percent year-round.

Summer: 67F/55F | 19C/12C

Winter: 56F/44F | 13C/6C

40-year extremes: 96F/26F | 35.5C/-3.8C

  • 3 years later...
kylecawazafla Veteran

kylecawazafla

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I was searching the archives to see if anyone else has asked the question I was about to post! Well, what a great thread! Anyone have updates about this palm?

I'm always up for learning new things!

Jeff Searle Grand Master

Jeff Searle

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Kyle,

Thanks for bumping this thread! Definitely worth looking at again.

Jeff

Searle Brothers Nursery Inc.

and The Rainforest Collection.

Southwest Ranches,Fl.

richnorm Grand Master

richnorm

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Yeah, thanks for "Moosing" this one Kyle. I missed it last time.

LJG Grand Master

LJG

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Yeah, thanks for "Moosing" this one Kyle. I missed it last time.

Haha. "Moosing" it is perfect and should become the standard to describe unnecessary bumping from a period longer then 5 years :)

Len

Vista, CA (Zone 10a)

Shadowridge Area

"Show me your garden and I shall tell you what you are."

-- Alfred Austin

Jeff Searle Grand Master

Jeff Searle

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Yeah, thanks for "Moosing" this one Kyle. I missed it last time.

Haha. "Moosing" it is perfect and should become the standard to describe unnecessary bumping from a period longer then 5 years :)

Now hold on Len, why is it unnecessary to bump an old thread? Says who? :hmm:

I dare, double dare someone to start an "unnecessary" pole to decide. :lol:

Moose...Trioderob....BS Man...... :mrlooney:

Searle Brothers Nursery Inc.

and The Rainforest Collection.

Southwest Ranches,Fl.

BS Man about Palms Grand Master

BS Man about Palms

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HEY!

Wait.. What? :blink:

Pole or Poll :P

Zone 10a at best after 2007 AND 2013, on SW facing hill, 1 1/2 miles from coast in Oceanside, CA. 30-98 degrees, and 45-80deg. about 95% of the time.

"The great workman of nature is time."   ,  "Genius is nothing but a great aptitude for patience."

-George-Louis Leclerc de Buffon-

I do some experiments and learning in my garden with palms so you don't have to experience the pain! Look at my old threads to find various observations and tips!

chakoro Community Regular

chakoro

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HEY!

Wait.. What? :blink:

Pole or Poll :P

Bill I think he`s polling your leg! :huh:

Mandrew968 Grand Master

Mandrew968

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Poll pole :floor:

kylecawazafla Veteran

kylecawazafla

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Post #22 has the best Tectiphiala photo I have been able to find on the web! It is a great palm.

I'm always up for learning new things!

Jeff Searle Grand Master

Jeff Searle

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I'm curious to know if there are any seedlings or larger plants growing in the hands of any collectors outside it's native areas. Hawaii, Thailand, Malaysia, Australia,etc.

I hope in September when we visit Noong Noch Gardens, maybe we'll see a few started there. This is one palm that is highly endangered of being lost.

Searle Brothers Nursery Inc.

and The Rainforest Collection.

Southwest Ranches,Fl.

LJG Grand Master

LJG

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Too bad it is on a 'French' island too. With this place and New Cal under their control so to speak, there is no interest in sharing endangered plants around the world.

Len

Vista, CA (Zone 10a)

Shadowridge Area

"Show me your garden and I shall tell you what you are."

-- Alfred Austin

quaman58 Grand Master

quaman58

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Too bad it is on a 'French' island too. With this place and New Cal under their control so to speak, there is no interest in sharing endangered plants around the world.

Wow. You're starting to sound like Jeff Markus. :)

Bret

 

Coastal canyon area of San Diego

 

"In the shadow of the Cross"

  • 3 weeks later...
Moose Grand Master

Moose

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:bemused:

Yeah, thanks for "Moosing" this one Kyle. I missed it last time.

Haha. "Moosing" it is perfect and should become the standard to describe unnecessary bumping from a period longer then 5 years :)

Coral Gables, FL 8 miles North of Fairchild USDA Zone 10B

Jeff Searle Grand Master

Jeff Searle

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:bemused:

Yeah, thanks for "Moosing" this one Kyle. I missed it last time.

Haha. "Moosing" it is perfect and should become the standard to describe unnecessary bumping from a period longer then 5 years :)

Moose, he just paid you a great compliment. :D

Searle Brothers Nursery Inc.

and The Rainforest Collection.

Southwest Ranches,Fl.

richnorm Grand Master

richnorm

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:bemused:

Yeah, thanks for "Moosing" this one Kyle. I missed it last time.

Haha. "Moosing" it is perfect and should become the standard to describe unnecessary bumping from a period longer then 5 years :)

Moose, he just paid you a great compliment. :D

All in good humour Moose!

  • 4 years later...
BS Man about Palms Grand Master

BS Man about Palms

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I just did a pre-mature "moosing".... Someone said they were looking for one at a recent palm auction.. ;):o 

 I vaguely thought I heard seeds were available briefly? or was I a hallucinating again?

 

Zone 10a at best after 2007 AND 2013, on SW facing hill, 1 1/2 miles from coast in Oceanside, CA. 30-98 degrees, and 45-80deg. about 95% of the time.

"The great workman of nature is time."   ,  "Genius is nothing but a great aptitude for patience."

-George-Louis Leclerc de Buffon-

I do some experiments and learning in my garden with palms so you don't have to experience the pain! Look at my old threads to find various observations and tips!

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