Rare palms of Thailand in habitats

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with unriped seeds...

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And this one with riped seeds ....They don't have many seeds per inflorescen, only 4-5 seeds. I never see this species have seeds in cultivation before, normally the inflorescens are dried out as soon as it's appeared.

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leaf forms also vary in each plant. This one has entire leaves.

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Iguanura bicornis seedling with nice new leaf. And you will also see a leaf of a rattan species. Not sure what species it is.

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Another juvenile I. bicornis with new leaf. There's also a glimpse of Pinanga disticha and Pinanga glaucescens leaves in the picture. Looks like they grow well together.

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Another plant...notice the root of this one.

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Here you are....Looks like it's using a walking stick to prevent from falling down.

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Yet another one...Do I need to tell you that I love this species

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Now it's time for Iguanura wallichiana....This species also has various leaf forms.

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Another with more split leaves

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Almost entire leaf form

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Flowers!

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immature seeds!

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Just found a better picture for the split leaf form.

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Iguanura divergens Looks similar to I. bicornis but much bigger

It is difficult to take a good photo. This one is probably the best I could.

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A nice rattan seedling

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Another rattan...I think it is Calamus balingensis

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bigger plant of the same species

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Korthalsia rigida...a rattan species...

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Another Korthalsia rigida showing white!

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An unknown rattan with very thick, leather-like leaves.

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Another Calamus balingensis seedling

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WOW this is a great thread! I hope that there is more!!!

Nice to get to explore the wild jungles of Thailand vicariously through your pictures!

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Thank you Gene,

There are still a lot more pictures. so stay tuned!

This one is an inflorescens of Pinanga perakensis

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a rattan seedling

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i think this one is juvenile plant for previous picture

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mature plant

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immature seeds of Calamus angustifolius (Daemonorhops angustifolius)

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and now for ripe seeds

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Now let's go to see some Licuala....there're quite a few species in this area....

This one is Licuala malaiana

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another plant

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One of my personal mission is to find this palm. The rare and elegant Licuala delicata (or new accepted name: Licuala scorthechnii) I was thrilled when i see this plant. It looks like a Licuala tryphylla with trunk.

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young plant...

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Poonsak is arranging Licuala delicata so it will look good in the picture.

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This one is flowering

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with unriped seeds...

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of all plants we found, we could only find this lone riped seed.....no wonder why it is so rare..

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There is a Licuala species in the area that we can't identify. Here is the picture of the unknown Licuala with Poonsak.