Another Flecker trip ,,

[aussiearoids]

Had to drop of neighbors at Cairns airport yesterday , so spent a few hours wandering around snapping away .

This Dypsis , labbeled as nauseosa is about to flower

A hybrid Ceratozamia keusteriana x hildae

Think this is Dransfieldia whatever ..

Lots of infl. on many of the exotic trees there , here is a large

Amherstia , looking straight up .

and a Saraca

[aussiearoids]

Some size to this group of beauties .

Ground cover Schismatoglottis all over the place .

Klingon powering many m up this tree .

Tap. dahlii dbl banger .

[Mandrew968]

That Dypsis is beautiful! Besides maybe in Hawaii, I don't think you would ever see one of those in the States...

[Walter John]

you got some more Michael ?

[aussiearoids]

Lots more Wal , I was amazed at how tall these Foxy Ladies are

Towering over this Orange Crush

Licuala distans , gotta get me some of them .

Blood spots all over this clump of bananas

Must have been a riot and looting of seeds .

Gee those Sommieria are enormous , easily 2m

[Tropicgardener]

So that is what L. distans looks like, I have a small one growing here and had no idea of what the mature leaves looked like....thank for posting Mick

[aussiearoids]

2 forms of Alcantarea imperialis , the cold winter has intensified the colours , Skotak Purple on right .

Another mass flowering of the Silver Joeys , last time very few set.

Great collection of Cycads , this Zamia splendens caught my eye.

[aussiearoids]

Unsure as to the correct name for this Licuala

Could it be aurantiaca ? leaflets to wide and no orange petiole .

[ariscott]

Thanks Michael... last time we went to Flecker, we weren't really into palms. It would be nice to see it again....

Regards, Ari

[BS Man about Palms]

mmmmm purple mmmmmmmmmmmmm

[KPL]

Michael, that Licuala distans really caught my eye in post #5. Thanks for taking the time at the airport, our pleasure!

Karolyn

[aussiearoids]

What better back-drop for an excellent cup of coffee at the great cafe in Flecker gardens .

Hows this big Meconostigma Philo. climbing up a Foxtail ?

A few palms out front are really covered in FICUS PUMILA }

[ariscott]

I have a few photos from Scott's last trip . Maybe I should put them up....

[Wanderanwills]

Thanks for the photos Michael.

I will have to get there again!

Regards

Stephen

[aussiearoids]

Had to pick up the jet-lagged Koh Samui travellers , so went down the nite before and visited with Mikey , he is ok and looking fwd to getting an ocean going leg . Enjoyed a cup of coffee and a quick chat with Jacko . He showed me a mass flowering of Amorphophallus coaetaneus .1 finished and 3 more open .

Think this is LIC. robinsoniana

[aussiearoids]

fantastic search function here , just confirmed parentage of the Ceratozamia hybrid @Flecker and decided this post was bumpworthy