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Platycerium bifurcatum and hillii

Tropicgardener
Tropicgardener
in TROPICAL LOOKING PLANTS - Other Than Palms

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Platycerium bifurcatum (top) and Platycerium hillii (below) growing on the same tree in Conway National Park, Whitsunday Region, North Queensland.......... This area appears to be the only overlap of the southern Elkhorn P. bifurcatum and the northern Elkhorn P. hillii...... Very unusual to see them growing together.

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Andrew,
Airlie Beach, Whitsundays

Tropical Queensland

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    What is amazing is that they look untouched by the cyclone that recently hit your region. The trees look completely defoliated.

    El Oasis - beach garden, distinct wet/dry season ,year round 20-38c

    Las Heliconias - jungle garden ,800m elevation,150+ inches rainfall, year round 15-28c

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    7 hours ago, scottgt said:

    What is amazing is that they look untouched by the cyclone that recently hit your region. The trees look completely defoliated.

    Scott, yes the ones that managed to stay attached to trees seem to look almost perfect...... the destruction of the tropical rainforest in the area was immense with many of the older trees totally destroyed. Piles and piles of epiphytes rotting on the ground which is a crying shame.

    Andrew,
    Airlie Beach, Whitsundays

    Tropical Queensland

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    How lucky is this little Asplenium......... The cyclone snapped off its host tree right where it is attached!!............. Archontophoenix alexandrae flowering in the background.

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    Andrew,
    Airlie Beach, Whitsundays

    Tropical Queensland

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    After Yasi , I salvaged heaps of Platycerium hillii , poor things were destined for the giant grinder . Got a boot load of orchids [ not natives ] and a heap of Hoya from a mates garden 

    Michael in palm paradise,

    Tully, wet tropics in Australia, over 4 meters of rain every year.

    Home of the Golden Gumboot, its over 8m high , our record annual rainfall.

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    4 hours ago, aussiearoids said:

    After Yasi , I salvaged heaps of Platycerium hillii , poor things were destined for the giant grinder . Got a boot load of orchids [ not natives ] and a heap of Hoya from a mates garden 

    I managed to salvage a bit of stuff from around the place......had to be quick though. Lots of Golden Orchids on footpath heaps but I don't have enough trees to put them on.

     

    Andrew,
    Airlie Beach, Whitsundays

    Tropical Queensland

    On 15/5/2017 02:39:10, Tropicgardener said:

    How lucky is this little Asplenium......... The cyclone snapped off its host tree right where it is attached!!............. Archontophoenix alexandrae flowering in the background.

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    I hope all these trees will recover soon, it seems the Archontophoenix is blooming but all leaves are broken...

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    Philippe

     

    Jungle Paradise in Sri Lanka

     

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    Just now, doranakandawatta said:

    I hope all these trees will recover soon, it seems the Archontophoenix is blooming but all leaves are broken...

    Many of the trees are reshooting but many have been totally destroyed.......... Can now look across to the other mountains and see A. alexandrae in bloom everywhere, a nice sign and a promise of recovery and regeneration.

    Andrew,
    Airlie Beach, Whitsundays

    Tropical Queensland

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    Imagine a giant boulder covered in Golden Orchids . Remember seeing Grammatophyllum seedlings mounted on fence posts all the way through small villages in Sulawesi.

     

    Michael in palm paradise,

    Tully, wet tropics in Australia, over 4 meters of rain every year.

    Home of the Golden Gumboot, its over 8m high , our record annual rainfall.

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