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Photos at on the island of Mahe in The Seychelles and Victoria Botanical Gardens


kylecawazafla

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Damn... How beautiful that place is! :w00:

Which is the name of the palm that has Washingtonia-like leaves but it actually holds fruits that resemble coconuts?

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I live in Altea, Spain 38°34'N 0º03'O. USDA zone 11a. Coastal microclimate sheltered by mountains. 
The coconuts shown in my avatar are from the Canary Islands, Spain ! :)

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3 hours ago, kylecawazafla said:

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Is that a dypsis hybrid? That's gotta be the most beautiful palm I've ever seen

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Seychelles is one big botanical garden . Reputed as one of the most expensive tourist destinations but hire car and airbnb accomodation are surprisingly cheap. 

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4 hours ago, Alicante said:

Damn... How beautiful that place is! :w00:

Which is the name of the palm that has Washingtonia-like leaves but it actually holds fruits that resemble coconuts?

Lodoicea maldivica, the double coconut. A truly rare, and most magnificent palm. 
https://www.palmpedia.net/wiki/Lodoicea_maldivica

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Specataculatron! Those double cocolobos are bodacious! Is the heat and humidity beyond summer in So.Fla. or more tolerable?

What you look for is what is looking

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Bubba! The heat and humidity feels like a windless Miami summer day. I must say it's pretty intense. Even the nights are hot! There's minimal respite at the higher altitudes.

The beautiful palm with the plumose foliage is a Dypsis madagascriensis. They have naturalized in many places throughout the island. 

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I'm always up for learning new things!

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Thanks Kyle! Amazing shots you got there-what is that big bifurcated palm? Dictyosperma? Hope all is well with you.

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49 minutes ago, Mandrew968 said:

Thanks Kyle! Amazing shots you got there-what is that big bifurcated palm? Dictyosperma? Hope all is well with you.

The sign says Dypsis Madagascariensis on that big split trunk.  I didn't know that they would split like that, but I guess Dypsis do have "doinkers" a lot...

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These images are spectacular! I definitely enjoyed ALL of them! It must have been 

an extraordinary experience to see the Lodoicea Maldivica inhabitat... 

Thank you so much for sharing!

 

Lars

 

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If I ever went there I think I would never leave.. Looks really incredible there.

Thanks for sharing! 

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Great pictures Kyle. I’ve been there twice and it’s probably my favorite place on earth. The entire island does feel like a giant botanical garden. Amazing place! 

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Oh my heart, be still! bumpity-bumpity-bump! The height and grace of those trunks! The bounteous Lodoicea fruits! The mists over the mountain peaks! The glorious turquoise blue waters! Note to self: begin travel plans, find a spot on the calendar! :wub:

Kim Cyr

Between the beach and the bays, Point Loma, San Diego, California USA
and on a 300 year-old lava flow, Pahoa, Hawaii, 1/4 mile from the 2018 flow
All characters  in this work are fictitious. Any resemblance to real persons, living or dead, is purely coincidental.

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Jesus the beauty.... I spent 6 years in Indonesia and it looks similar. Why Europe can't be like that?

previously known as ego

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I too have been lucky to visit the Seychelles and your photos brought back those memories again! 

I would love to return!

Thanks so much!

Cindy Adair

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On 4/10/2022 at 10:09 AM, kylecawazafla said:

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That's amazing stuff!

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18 hours ago, ego said:

Jesus the beauty.... I spent 6 years in Indonesia and it looks similar. Why Europe can't be like that?

Give it 100 years it will be lol.

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