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Townsville Palmetum

Richie
Richie
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So yesterday the family and I went for a drive to Townsville to pick up a cat from the RSPCA . I managed to get a very quick trip around the Palmetum . The best part is fenced off due to a large colony of flying foxes , so at considerable danger to my health and safety,  over   I went to see what was hiding in the jungle. Here's a nice cabXlepto at the entrance .

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    A nice Pinanga Caesia and some Hydriastele beguinii .

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    There is a beautiful grove of Carpoxylon macrospermum , and what are the odds of no ripe seeds on any of them , bugger .

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    A group of Pelegadoxa henryana and a Phoenicophorium borsigianum .

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    Joey altifrons and a Bactris ??IMG_0157.thumb.JPG.cbade824a2d0183b9889b? IMG_0158.thumb.JPG.18f30511403e2c32be544

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    Red leaf on Calyptrocalyx sp and a Brassiophoenix maybe.

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    A nice Chambeyronia hookeri sits nicely in amongst the rainforest and a pair of Drymophloeus serak bekau blend in the dense jungle. IMG_0161.thumb.JPG.d485f62f36cf179e32c86IMG_0163.thumb.JPG.3acd8bd8c1c9ae8237ca5

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    Metroxylon salomonense and a seeding Arenga hookeriana

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    Further in the depths of the danger zone , Astrocaryum alatum and astrocaryum sp , i'm liking this second one .

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    Biggest Kerrio I've ever seen and a Nenga macrocarpa , I managed to get a couple of seeds off this one.

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    Great pics Richie, can't believe the growth since we were there 14 months ago, such a shame to hear the other section is still closed off due to flying foxes 

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    A Licuala forest and I think a Dypsis Procera type thingy .

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    great pics,thanks for share with us 

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    Reinhardtia grouping and something I can't id .

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    Licuala triphylla and Caryota ZebrinaIMG_0181.thumb.JPG.aa7f1c5ddbf8fe07be0c7IMG_0182.thumb.JPG.b14a7c15ceebe529b4796

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    Last pic before my sons I-pad ran out of battery Heterospathe elata . It is a real shame this area has been fenced off to the public , I hope they can move the flying foxes on so we can enjoy this in years to come. Hope you all enjoyed my hour running around the Palmetum , jumping fences an dodging bat poo .

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    Nice photos Richie. I hope they move the flying foxes along before they destroy the garden in the same fashion as the Royal Botanic Gardens in Sydney.

    Daryl

     

    Gold Coast, Queensland Latitude 28S. Mild, Humid Subtropical climate. Rainfall - not consistent enough!

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    Cool pics richie. I was there a few weeks ago but couldnt muster up the courage to sneak through. Its pretty disappointing considering its been that way for 18months or so. Move them on i say!

    Yes, I definitely enjoyed it! 

    Rainforest like pictures offer a lot of details to be checked out, you discover always something

    new when looking at them again.

    Thank you very much for sharing!

    best regards

     

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