What Palm is this??

[ejbanon]

Hi all.

A friend recently bought a house full of Palm trees. He invited me over to see if I could identify some of them so he could put a name to them.

One of the palms is certainly not seen very often, particularly in Adelaide (temperate climate) and I wasn't sure if I identified it correctly, so I have attached 2 pics to see if anyone can either confirm or correct me.

To me it looks like a pigafetta filaris because of the striped trunk and it's crowded crown.

Any suggestions?

[Mandrew968]

It's a coconut palm--Cocos nucifera. Very very rare in Europe! Welcome to Palmtalk

Edited April 30, 2012 by Mandrew968

[BS Man about Palms]

Funny, kinda looks like a Howea to me with that green trunk..

Should be easy to figure based on seed size.

[Jastin]

Funny, kinda looks like a Howea to me with that green trunk..

Should be easy to figure based on seed size.

I 2nd that

[Mandrew968]

Funny, kinda looks like a Howea to me with that green trunk..

Should be easy to figure based on seed size.

I 2nd that

Yep--I was wrong. A second glance shows too much green for a cocos...

[paulgila]

howea. look at the flower spikes hanging down.

[edric]

It's a coconut palm--Cocos nucifera. Very very rare in Europe! Welcome to Palmtalk

What makes you think he's in Europe Andrew? Ed

[paulgila]

i was wondering that,too.

[gyuseppe]

in europe no there are coconut trees

[paulgila]

good point!

[richnorm]

Looks like a Howea forsteriana (Kentia)to me. Would need a close up of the crown to confirm though.

[Ken Johnson]

That is a nice palm. It has cactus growing in the head.

[Ken Johnson]

Adelaide is a unique looking place. Tell us more about the palms there please.

[tjwalters]

Funny, kinda looks like a Howea to me with that green trunk..

Should be easy to figure based on seed size.

Oh, good. Thought I'd missed an easy one.

[Moose]

It's a coconut palm--Cocos nucifera. Very very rare in Europe! Welcome to Palmtalk

What makes you think he's in Europe Andrew? Ed

Perhaps a continental drift occured that we are not aware of ?

[dalmatiansoap]

It has cactus growing in the head.

pitaya?

[Mandrew968]

It's a coconut palm--Cocos nucifera. Very very rare in Europe! Welcome to Palmtalk

What makes you think he's in Europe Andrew? Ed

Nothing.

[Darold Petty]

My opinion also is Howea forsteriana. Look at the leafbase scars, they are not annular, and have the typical, irregular Howea appearance .There is a spicate inflorescence on the lower right side. The epiphyte looks like Epiphyllum.

[mangolorry]

Pigafetta and Cocos in Adelaide? 100% impossible. It's a Kentia.

[ejbanon]

Thanks for all the replies. I thought it would be a bit strange for a Pigafetta in Adelaide(Australia) however there are some Palms here which I never thought would do well eg: Golden Canes and Triangle Palm, so it would not have entirely surprised me.

Kentia makes sense as they do grow well here, however I'd not seen one like that.

Question for mandrew968 - is that Polar Bear picture for real? do you have a bigger version of it, I am curious!

Cheers.

[Cedric]

Thanks for all the replies. I thought it would be a bit strange for a Pigafetta in Adelaide(Australia) however there are some Palms here which I never thought would do well eg: Golden Canes and Triangle Palm, so it would not have entirely surprised me.

Kentia makes sense as they do grow well here, however I'd not seen one like that.

Question for mandrew968 - is that Polar Bear picture for real? do you have a bigger version of it, I am curious!

Cheers.

Yes a magnificent large Howea to me, easily mistaken for a small coconut. Maybe coconuts might grow in Spain or Southern Italy with luck.

Yes that picture is real, a woman jumped into the water of the polar bear enclosure at the Berlin Zoo, she was mauled but survived. I find it a lugubrious avatar to say the least.