I wanted another excuse to play on my farm so this time I picked the tribe Geonomateae. It's sort of like a treasure hunt or puzzle for me to put the genera together in my mind even though they are geographically scattered on my land.

Oh, here is another genus in this tribe, Calyptronoma.

I have only super tiny seedlings of Calyptronoma rivalis which are not yet photo worthy. I need to take a photo of my neighbor's tree...

So I will start with the only monotypic genus, Welfia. Sadly the newest emergent leaf which is normally a dramatic dark red, was broken, so these photos do not flatter the palm.

It was late afternoon and cloudy so I forgot my hat for scale. 

I have two Pholidostachys. First the only species in this genus listed as possibly clustering, Pholidostachys pulchra. As you can see mine is by no means solitary.

 

My other one was just sold as Pholidostachys sp. and planted tiny 8/11.

Sorry, bad lighting.

That's it for tonight as the internet speed is just too slow at the moment! 

Gorgeous palms, so I have to hate you more than usual Adair.

Your stuff is really starting to grow. When you first would post it would be these small seedlings. Now they are looking like palms. Can't imagine your garden in a few more years. 

20 hours ago, peachy said:

Gorgeous palms, so I have to hate you more than usual Adair.

Thanks Peachy! I am appropriately flattered!

 

15 hours ago, LJG said:

Your stuff is really starting to grow. When you first would post it would be these small seedlings. Now they are looking like palms. Can't imagine your garden in a few more years. 

Well, still plenty that need quite a bit of imagination to tell apart... But thanks Len! 

Calyptrogyne ghiesbreghtiana flowers constantly but no ripe fruit yet. It is monoecious so one day maybe I will get the chance to grow more. Easy in my climate.

 

 

And now for the somewhat similar Asterogyne genus, starting with A. spicata named because of it's spiked inflorescence. This one has not yet flowered.

Next is the older A. martiana.

Its inflorescence is aptly described either as having "terminal branches" or more colorfully said to have flower spikes like chicken feet!

The latter description had stuck in my brain so I was confused when its first few flower spikes were undivided. PT viewers reassured me that my labels were probably correct and later on the spikes branch as shown.

I have gotten a couple of slow growing seedlings from sparse fruit.

 

Finally to the Geonomas! 

Geonoma pauciflora (formerly known as G. conduruensis) has dark green to sort of black leaves. I like it so well I have two in two different spots, but both shady. Both planted 8/13 as seedlings and one is more green than the other so far.

Here's the lighter green one although I believe the new leaves turn darker with age.

Next two G. cuneata v. cuneata This one planted 8/13. Sorry, blurry photo.

The larger one is two years older from 10/11.

This one planted 8/11 is my largest Geonoma and was called G. sp. 'Entire Leaf'

Well that's all for this tribe so far from me! Who wants to add some more? Thanks!

 

keep those pic's coming!!

your garden is AWESOME Cindy

Awesome collection Cindy! Love to see you giving space to this under-appreciated tribe. Floribunda has small Calyptrogyne costatifrons subsp. occidentalis for sale. It's been very slow and very temperamental for me, but looking at the pictures on Palmpedia may grow up to be a beautiful palm one day.