Sabal causiarum in habitat shots

[kylecawazafla]

I extended my stay in Puerto Rico from one to two weeks! It is a beautiful island and I made the most of my time there, despite MANY things going wrong. (hard to imagine!) I am not sure if this is the primary area of where they are native, but this is the only place where I saw them. They were growing directly on the coast with some of their roots being partially submerged in saltwater. Playa Buye must be the most beautiful beach in Puerto Rico, so I included a picture of it at the end. The other species of palm growing in the forest thicket is cocos nucifera. Unfortunately, these were very hard to photograph.

[kylecawazafla]

[kylecawazafla]

Some of these palms appear to have survived a fire or two!

This image HAS been edited... just to make it look more real.

[FRITO]

Kyle Great Photos! You sure do get around the world!

Its hard to tell from the photos but did the causiarum have the liguels (paper like sheaths) near the base of the petioles? We have been using that as a distinguishing characteristic of S. causiarum.

look forward to more interesting photos from the island!

Luke

[FRITO]

hmm Kyle you should have name the title of this thread "Hot Puerto Rican ladies on beautiful beaches" to get some interest.

The sabal part must be a downer for most , the Prestoea thread is getting all the action!

lovely pics, post more if you have them!

[jayfro6]

I enjoyed the pics very much as well. It is cool that you got some people in there for scale. Those Puerto Rican Sabals are really amazing when you're standing right next to them.

Thanks!

[Walter John]

can't see any pics !