Not your usual suspects

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Thought I’d post a few photos of some palms that I wouldn’t consider rare, but rather uncommon and don’t get much air time here on Palmtalk. 

Tim

Geonoma atrovirens

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Licuala khoonmengii

A cool little palm that keeps flowering, but no seed. 

 

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Chelyocarpus, first is C. chuco and the second is C. ulei.

These are referred to as the South American Licuala.

 

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Basselinia humbotiana. Kinda slow to start, but growing much faster lately. I first saw this palm at Jeff’s and had to have a couple. 

Tim

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Oraniopsis appendiculata. Slow growing Australian palm, but it is getting bigger.

Tim

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Cyphosperma naboutinense. Taking it’s time in the understory.

Tim

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Oneocarpus bataua. Just a baby and will grow into a large South American palm. I thought I had planted far enough away from the house, but now I’m beginning to wonder. Hmmmmm

There is a yellow Sawzall at the base for scale.

Tim

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The last one for now is a Veitchia vitiensis. Smaller in stature with a mottled steel gray crown shaft. 

Tim

[D. Morrowii]

Okay all of them are pretty cool of course but my 2 favorites are Oraniopsis appendiculata and Oneocarpus bataua. The latter looks akin to Attalea. Also just when I thought I didnt want another Veitchia…

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Dean, the Oraniopsis takes up a lot of space and the Orania is just BIG. That little Veitchia is really nice, I might even get a couple more.

Tim