Tahina Spectabilis

[waykoolplantz 1,218]

This is my largest of 3x Tahina.   please post yours

with Dr Balasky for scale

[Jeff Searle 1,212]

And my largest of 8.  One of my favorites.

[Dusty CBAD 171]

Quick question: once these flower and start to die, are they male or female or both? And do they need another one around flowering at the same time to make seeds?

[bubba 2,395]

Those make Borassus look tiny…

[kinzyjr 5,768]

On 3/20/2022 at 1:49 PM, Dusty CBAD said:

Quick question: once these flower and start to die, are they male or female or both? And do they need another one around flowering at the same time to make seeds?

According to this source, they are monoecious (one palm will give fertile seeds): https://www.monaconatureencyclopedia.com/tahina-spectabilis-2/?lang=en

[Carlo Morici 159]

Hello all, this Is the largest of our three Tahina, with Omar and me as human scales

[Hilo Jason 3,788]

Not mine, but planted at a neighbors property. Possibly the largest I’ve seen here on the Big Island. 

 

[sonoranfans 2,932]

On 3/21/2022 at 6:08 PM, bubba said:

Those make Borassus look tiny…

How does the size of tahina compare to corypha umbraculifera?