bgl 3,128 Report post Posted January 29 Kim and I were fortunate to visit Floribunda Palms Nursery this morning and walked around for a while, looking at unusual palms with Jeff and Sujin and taking photos, before getting down to our actual reason for the visit - buying palms! I'll be posting a number of photos but I may need to doublecheck the name for some of them so may not be able to post everything right now. I will only add a photo (or two) of a single species in each post. Here's Pelagodoxa henryana with impressive seeds, with Jeff of course. 16 4 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bgl 3,128 Report post Posted January 29 Sommieria leucophylla. 11 4 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bgl 3,128 Report post Posted January 29 Masoala madagascariensis. 19 2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bgl 3,128 Report post Posted January 29 Two Dypsis prestoniana side-by-side and quite different looking when you take a closer look at arrangement of the leaflets. 11 2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bgl 3,128 Report post Posted January 29 Dypsis oropedionis. 11 3 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bgl 3,128 Report post Posted January 29 Geonoma atruvirens. 11 4 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bgl 3,128 Report post Posted January 29 Chambeyronia lepidota (darker crownshaft in the center). 12 2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bgl 3,128 Report post Posted January 29 Dypsis bentjesii - somewhat uncertain about the spelling of the species name and have to correct it later. Can't find any reference to it, but I'm certain this is the name Jeff used. 8 2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bgl 3,128 Report post Posted January 29 Areca goreta and another palm where I am somewhat uncertain about the spelling of the species name. But this is definitely a cute and colorful little palm. 17 2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bgl 3,128 Report post Posted January 29 Cyphosperma tanga. 12 3 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bgl 3,128 Report post Posted January 29 Sabinaria magnifica. 14 5 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bgl 3,128 Report post Posted January 29 Licuala orbicularis. 14 2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bgl 3,128 Report post Posted January 29 And the very well known Licuala mattanensis var. mapu. Cute little things! 13 2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bgl 3,128 Report post Posted January 29 Pigafettas are always neat! 11 3 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bgl 3,128 Report post Posted January 29 The four of us; Jeff, Sujin, Kim and me posing in front of the largest Tahina spectabilis. 18 5 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bgl 3,128 Report post Posted January 29 Borassodendron machadonis. 12 2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bgl 3,128 Report post Posted January 29 Dypsis leucomalla. 11 2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bgl 3,128 Report post Posted January 29 A trio of Dypsis sp. dark mealybug. 12 2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bgl 3,128 Report post Posted January 29 Raphia australis sending up a terminal inflorescence (not that easy to see, or take a good photo of, but it's going straight up from the center of the palm). 8 3 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bgl 3,128 Report post Posted January 29 Ravenea musicalis - sorry about the light conditions here. 6 3 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bgl 3,128 Report post Posted January 29 Johannesteijsmannia lanceolata. 10 3 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bgl 3,128 Report post Posted January 29 This is what Jeff calls the Blue Dypsis decipiens and he is convinced this should be described as a different species, considering the fact that the inflorescence is very different (and much larger) compared to the "regular" D. decipiens. 11 3 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bgl 3,128 Report post Posted January 29 One of many great views. A row of Carpoxylon macrospermum on the right. 11 4 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bgl 3,128 Report post Posted January 29 Hyophorbe vaughanii. That's it for right now. I may have a few more and I believe Kim may have some as well but it will probably be tomorrow before we have time to post additional photos. 13 6 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Palms Brisbane 291 Report post Posted January 29 Thank you for sharing. Very jealous. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
xoRudy 120 Report post Posted January 29 Wow! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Meangreen94z 775 Report post Posted January 29 Amazing Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Xenon 1,336 Report post Posted January 29 Jurassic Park for palmophiles! Really interesting form on the Sabinaria Thanks for the pics! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TropicalGardenSpain 34 Report post Posted January 29 Beautiful! Would love to visit one day. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
quaman58 1,967 Report post Posted January 29 4 hours ago, bgl said: Hyophorbe vaughanii. That's it for right now. I may have a few more and I believe Kim may have some as well but it will probably be tomorrow before we have time to post additional photos. Wow, I had no idea Jeff had this is his collection. That's the first I ever seen anywhere! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
quaman58 1,967 Report post Posted January 29 4 hours ago, bgl said: Hyophorbe vaughanii. That's it for right now. I may have a few more and I believe Kim may have some as well but it will probably be tomorrow before we have time to post additional photos. Wow, I had no idea Jeff had this in his collection; that's the first one I've ever seen anywhere outside of habitat. And it's flowering. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WaianaeCrider 644 Report post Posted January 29 Wow, I bought over 30 palms from Jeff this summer and none of what I bought are what you posted. LOL Now tell us what you bought. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KDubU 50 Report post Posted January 29 Awesome pics! Thanks for sharing these. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Palm Tree Jim 1,021 Report post Posted January 29 Some rare species and thanks for sharing. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lzorrito 198 Report post Posted January 29 Thanks for sharing! Only in my best dreams... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Peter 232 Report post Posted January 29 Beautiful-thanks for posting! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
redant 1,129 Report post Posted January 29 12 hours ago, bgl said: Masoala madagascariensis. My new favorite palm lol. Incredible. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
realarch 4,534 Report post Posted January 29 Well Bo, for not have posted anything in awhile you certainly made the wait worthwhile. So many striking specimens, but the Sommeria gave me an OMG moment. Oy vey! Look forward to seeing you and Kim again soon. Tim 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kim 3,447 Report post Posted January 29 9 hours ago, WaianaeCrider said: Wow, I bought over 30 palms from Jeff this summer and none of what I bought are what you posted. LOL Now tell us what you bought. Here you can see what we bought -- several large palms, the most obvious are Licuala peltata v. peltata -- and many small palms on the pallet on the skip loader. Bill Langer and John Hovancsek helping load, Jeff and Sujin supervising, as Bo prepares the truck bed. We left with the truck fully loaded, fronds tickling our ears on the ride home. I will add more photos later today. 10 3 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
realarch 4,534 Report post Posted January 29 Good Grief!!! Tim 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites