Palm identification

[CQ Mike]

Hi,

Can you tell me what types of palms are these. The larger one is supposed to be copernicia hospita and the smaller copernicia rigida or cowellii.

Thanks

Michael.

[aztropic]

Unfortunately,both appear to be mis identified...

Larger one remotely could be a green hospita,but more likely yarey or baileyana. Smaller one DEFINITELY NOT rigida,cowellii,or macroglossa for that matter... All of those species have spines lining the strap leaves. Too young to determine.

 

aztropic

Mesa,Arizona

[aztropic]

Here is a pic of my rigida to compare. Strap leaves ALWAYS lined with teeth and a dark olive green. Macroglossa is the same except bright lime green in color.

 

aztropic

Mesa,Arizona

[aztropic]

Copernicia cowellii is easily identified by the white stripes on frond high points...

 

aztropic

Mesa,Arizona

[CQ Mike]

Thanks for reply aztopic. I have a few bigger ones that not sure of identification. The larger one with a trunk is supposed to be baileyana, the smaller trunked palm berteroana, one no trunk I am not sure of. The other is macroglossa I believe.

[chad2468emr]

@CQ Mike Gorgeous, whatever they are! These must have cost a pretty penny out in Aus. I’m in Florida which is 90 miles from Cuba and these guys are hard to come by. 

All I’ve got is this tiny little fallaensis (so I was told?) that grows SO slowly but steadily. Albeit in the most bizarre growth pattern I’ve ever seen. Small, wide, single strap lead. Then long thing forked strap leaf. Then shorter, but still thin three pronged leaf. And most recently, two even shorter five pronged leaves. Little dude just keeps chugging along, though! 
 

[CQ Mike]

Thanks for your comments chad2468emr. The larger palms in the photos were grown from seed obtained from our Palms and Cycad seed bank back in the 90's if I remember correctly. A lot of the seed I recieved backed then did not turn out what they were labled as. I bought a lot of different veitchea's that turned out to be our locally common carpenteria palm. As these copernicias are about to or are seeding I was wondering what other peoples had grown into so I can have some confidence in sharing seed.