D. onilahensis continued

[Dypsisdean]

Dave,

That's the 'Willy/bef' we've been discussing as being incorrectly labeled as D. oni. The heel is plainly visible in one of your shots.

[BigWaveDave]

Thanks for the help Dean.  I have been away for a while, and didn't get to read through all the posts.  It's a very interesting discussion, so I think I'll read up.

David

[Utopia Palms]

(John Dransfield @ Dec. 29 2006,06:20)

QUOTE

A comment for Clayton

Dichotomous branching is present in quite a few palms - Nypa, Hyphaene, Dypsis, Korthalsia, Ravenea ( a newly discovered gem of a little species shortly to be described in PALMS) and, look at PALMS 50(2) where its occurrence in Manicaria is recorded for the first time - and there are others too.

John

Thank you, John for your reply.

I must explain why I could not fit this description to these Dypsis in the forum.

When I check the Latin it always seems to say “Underground branching of equal size”

This seems to fit Nypha perfectly.

With the species like Medemia, Hyphaene and even Gronophyllum.R as these sp branch well above the ground  it just did not seem to apply, and also to these Dypsis in the forum which sit somewhere in the middle.

Thank you for letting us know that "Dichotomous branching" can also be used on these other branching palms.

I must say that I have never heard of a clumping Ravenea great News!. Although many of these have a remnance of a clumping habit with “the heal”.

I always wondered if a clumping Ravenea would ever be found.

Thank you for your time help and information  

Clayton

[BS Man about Palms]

(post #40) does have some resemblance to Palm #1 (slick willy,etc)

[Urban Rainforest]

Now that I have a Willy (thanks Ron!) I can for sure say the differance between the two onily's I have and the Willy is night and day! Not only does the willy have the heel but the petioles are completely lined with fuzz while the onily's are completely silky smooth. Anyhows I'm glad I got one of these before there all gone . Steve

[Moose]

[PalmGuyWC]

Nannorrhops ritchiana also branches. I have one that has dichotomized well above head height on several trunks. In fact I had one trunk that had 3 heads, but one of them was a bloom trunk. They also grow new suckers from the base of the old trunks.

Dick

[Moose]

Nice

Here is a good shot of Mardy Darian's from an early thread - your "Palm #3":