Zoo Pix

[Kim]

I've been wanting to visit this place, and finally got around to it. I didn't see a single equestrian, though, must have been their day off.

Rank and file Dypsis -- are they leptocheilos or lastelliana? I'm guessing leptocheilos...

The drive is line with Wodyetia bifurcata, and the parking lot is rimmed with Dypsis decaryi.

[Kim]

Approaching the entrance, you really get a sense of the rainforest garden from this spectacular bed of tropicalismo.

Behind it are these really tall, skinny fan palms -- they were so tall I couldn't identify them.

A closer look at that monster Alcantarea...

[Kim]

Nice color and form!

Cyrtostachys renda in abundance along the pathway; can't get enough of those complimentary colors!

Licuala grandis resplendent in sunlight; in landscaping, more is more.

[Kim]

Around by the tiger enclosure I came upon this palm with fans so large I could have taken a nap on them -- well, if I weren't so heavy, I might have... Would that be Borassus? I don't know...

At first the tiger enclosure appeared empty, then I saw some shadows moving in the bamboo. Suddenly a ball came bouncing downhill, pushed by playful Namaste, the white tiger.

[Kim]

Okay, enough about the animals. Here we have a very fine Metroxylon amicarum, just massive! And the perfect crowns of Clinostigma samoense...

And this Marojejya darianii blew me away! For scale, that frond hanging down is easily twice my height, probably about 11 ft. long!

Wettinia quinaria, looking a little ragged around the edges

[DoomsDave]

Wow!

Great pictures!

Those rank and file Dypsi appear to be Lepties . . . .

[Kim]

Hey, thanks Dave!

Hey, palms on stilts! I'm going to make a wild guess and say this is Ireartea deltoideana, but you already know about my ID skillz...

Elegantly swaying group of Veitchia joannis

[Kim]

Rounding the bend, this amazing group of palms silenced me. Massive Bismarckia nobilis, monster Dypsis of uncertain species.

A closer look at the exquisite Bismarckia group

[Kim]

Massive and luxuriant crownshaft of Dypsis leptocheilos, closer look at that incredible Dypsis -- somebody out there knows what this is, please help!

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Across the way, a Prestoea montana, very eye-catching, and a couple of bff's coming down the path.

I've got a few more, but have to take a break for now.

[JASON M]

I went to the Zoo today, for incentive day, and they had palms inside. Sorry no pics.... I forgots my camera. But I did see a fishtail palm, lady palm, mature chamaedora elegans, first one I've ever SEEN!! Some phoenix roebs, and a big palm that looked like a livistona. No real trunk.

[tinman10101]

Kim ... I believe that "incredible Dypsis" is a suckering Dypsis Decipiens. Thanks for posting these beautiful pics!

Cheers!

Tin

Edited June 9, 2010 by tinman10101

[Zeeth]

I like how moss grows on the trunks of the palms in Hawaii. I wish I saw more of that here...

[Xenon]

I wish I had 150 inches of rain....and 4000 foot mountains.

Beautiful Pictures,

Jonathan

[John in Andalucia]

Lovely Kim! I wish I'd taken a deep breath and said D. decipiens!

[Walter John]

Thanks Kim, great palms, that fan palm in post #4 looks like a green bismarkia. What do you think ?

[Gtlevine]

Nice Kim, I was there many years ago. Tim is correct that the big Dypsis is Decipians.

Gary

[Jeff Searle]

Kim,

It looks like you had a nice day enjoying the animals and of course all the many palm species. Thanks for sharing....

Jeff

[BS Man about Palms]

Killer pix as always Kim...

I wonder if palm in #7 is a Socratea?

Oh yeah. I agree with Wal too.

[sick1166]

nice really nice

[realarch]

The Hilo zoo is like a slice of palm heaven and you see a new palm with every visit. According to the zoo collection ID, I think the palm in #4

is a blue latan, and the palm in post #7 is a Socratea. Kim, I have extra copies of the palm guide so let me know if you want a couple.

[paulgila]

i agree with wal,that palm in post #15 looks like a green bizzie.

wal,whats that book about nuclear war that came out in the 50s that takes place in australia? have you read it? awesome book.

[MikeL]

Thanks, Kim, for the pictures from the Pana'ewa Zoo. I hope the admission charge there is still set at $0, although they are certainly deserving of donations.

As Tim noted, the palm in #7 is a Socratea. Socratea is the only genus among the American stilt root palms (Iriartea, Iriartella, Socratea, Wettinia and Dictyocaryum) that produces a root cone tall and open enough to see through. I believe that all species of Socratea have leaflets that split into numerous, thin segments except S. salazarii. Since the leaflets in the palm in #7 don't look like they're split, it's probably Socratea salazarii.

And I doubt that the palm in #4 is a Borassus since they have armed petioles. The inflorescence in the picture resembles a Latania or perhaps Bismarckia.

Aloha,

Mike

[Walter John]

i agree with wal,that palm in post #15 looks like a green bizzie.

wal,whats that book about nuclear war that came out in the 50s that takes place in australia? have you read it? awesome book.

Now I'm livin'out here on the beach,

but those seagulls are still out of reach.

it was post #4 royal remover...

[paulgila]

thanks,dewd!

[Karen]

Aloha Kim,

It's always fun seeing folks pics of our Hilo zoo. Have spent a lot of time at the zoo, so thought I'd help with the Id's that you weren't sure of.

You're right about the row of palms in #1, they are the Dypsis leptocheilos (teddy bear.) The tall palms in your #2 are Coccothrinax barbadensis, I love their silhouettes! The Licuala in #3 is L. grandis and as Tim said #4 is Latania loddigesii - the blue latan. In your #7, the roots are of the Socratea exorrhiza - we have three of them planted in that area. But I wonder if the other picture in #7 is of the same palm? If not, then that may be of the Iriartea deltoidea that is just to the right of the Socrateas. It's hard to tell because of the angle of the photo & nothing that gives it any scale. It's much older & larger than the Socrateas.

Was your photo of the crownshaft in #9 back by the Dypsis decipiens, also? If so, that one would be Dypsis lastelliana. There are 7 of them back against the fence in that area.

Thanks for posting your photos, do you have more?

Aloha, Karen

[Geoff]

These are a few years old, but here are some more pics from the Hilo zoo:

Aiphanes carytifolias

Bentinkia nicobaricas

Dypsis lastellianas

Euterpe oleracea

[Geoff]

Geonoma conjesta

Marojejya (same one I'm sure above, only 2 years earlier)

Mauritiella armata

Pinanga caesia

[Geoff]

Raphia farinfera

Syagrus wedermanii

Veitchia joannis

Wodyetias along drive into zoo

[Geoff]

Karen, while I have your attention, what are these? These were labeled Rhopaloblaste singaporensis, but that is a dainty suckering palm... any ideas?

[Kumar]

Beautiful images Kim. Such a change from the monotonous army of c.nucifera and b. flabellifer that I see everyday! I especially liked the gigantic Alcantarea; unfortunately, mushc as I like large bromiliads, I have no space to grow them

That palm at #4 may perhaps be B. Aethiopium, which is stiffer and larger than B. flabellifer.

[Karen]

Hey Geoff,

Great photos, as always! You're right, the Rhopaloblaste are actually R. augusta. John Dransfield identified them for us when he was here. Once they started trunking, we knew the ID was wrong. We'll tape over the genus on the sign to avoid further confusion.

Aloha, Karen

[Walter John]

Wow, palm blast, no warning, quick get your shades on..

thanks for posting, the caesias, the bentinckias, oh lordy..

[ariscott]

Those pinanga are simply stunning!!! I killed my one and only . Bloody sprinkler!!!

I love any of those Rhopalablaste. I have a few R. ceramica coming up and I have 4 R. elegans growing in the garden. Very excited!!!

Anyway, thanks for posting the photos.

Regards, Ari

[peachy]

What no monkeys ??? Its just gobsmacking to see all the palms normally seen as tiny things in pots, displayed in adult sizes. Wonderful place and excellent photos. Thanks Kim, its been a treat.

Peachy

[Shon]

Thanks Kim and Geoff great photos. Is that decepiens one plant? I've never seen one with four suckers.

[BS Man about Palms]

Aloha Kim,

It's always fun seeing folks pics of our Hilo zoo. Have spent a lot of time at the zoo, so thought I'd help with the Id's that you weren't sure of.

You're right about the row of palms in #1, they are the Dypsis leptocheilos (teddy bear.) The tall palms in your #2 are Coccothrinax barbadensis, I love their silhouettes! The Licuala in #3 is L. grandis and as Tim said #4 is Latania loddigesii - the blue latan. In your #7, the roots are of the Socratea exorrhiza - we have three of them planted in that area. But I wonder if the other picture in #7 is of the same palm? If not, then that may be of the Iriartea deltoidea that is just to the right of the Socrateas. It's hard to tell because of the angle of the photo & nothing that gives it any scale. It's much older & larger than the Socrateas.

Was your photo of the crownshaft in #9 back by the Dypsis decipiens, also? If so, that one would be Dypsis lastelliana. There are 7 of them back against the fence in that area.

Thanks for posting your photos, do you have more?

Aloha, Karen

Karen- Thanks for the ID's... I should feel good as my first thought for that Latania was just that. But I felt loyal to Wal....

And The first thing I thought on post #9 was D. lassteliana, but I couldn't confirm from the close-up.

Great place!!

[Kim]

Very nice photos Geoff! Thanks for adding to the show. Isn't this a great place -- I post a few photos, go pull some monstrous weeds, come back and all the experts have weighed in on the IDs for me! Cool!

Tin -- D. decipiens was one of my guesses, but I don't like to risk embarrassment more than five times per thread...

Jonathan -- I am learning that 150 inches of rain makes the weeds grow SO much faster than the palms, and if you don't catch them quickly, they turn into trees!!

Tim -- a palm guide for the zoo would be a plus -- I'm a firm believer in continuing education.

Mike -- yes, amazingly the admission to the zoo is free, but donations are a nice gesture of thanks and support.

Karen -- always good to have info from the locals! Thanks for adding more info. I'm not certain the top and bottom photos of the Socratea are the same plant, but if not they are right next to each other.

Peachy -- Monkeys? What monkeys? I didn't see any monkeys.

Okay, more pix coming up!

[Kim]

It's out of order now, but I can't pass up the little bff zoo visitors.

Livistona rotundifolia

Aiphanes caryotifolia

[Kim]

How to plant a sloping area for a tropical feel...

Ptychosperma elegans............. fruit of big messy palm, not sure what kind

Polyandrococos caudescens

[Kim]

As soon as I get the palm guide to the zoo, I'll let you know what this is...

Kerriodoxa elegans

Young Corypha utan