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Palm that flowers underground

Yunder Wækraus
Yunder Wækraus
in DISCUSSING PALM TREES WORLDWIDE

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Fascinating!

Jim in Los Altos, CA  SF Bay Area 37.34N- 122.13W- 190' above sea level

zone 10a/9b

sunset zone 16

300+ palms, 90+ species in the ground

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    7 hours ago, Yunder Wækraus said:

    Has anyone commented on this here already? https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/jun/27/mind-boggling-palm-that-flowers-and-fruits-underground-thrills-scientists

    Very interesting!!!

    Carambeí, 2nd tableland of the State Paraná , south Brazil.

    Alt:1030m. Native palms: Queen, B. eriospatha, B. microspadix, Allagoptera leucocalyx , A.campestris, Geonoma schottiana, Trithrinax acanthocoma. Subtr. climate, some frosty nights. No dry season. August: driest month. Rain:1700mm

     

    I am seeking for cold hardy palms!

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    Wow

    Meg

    Palms of Victory I shall wear

    Cape Coral (It's Just Paradise)
    Florida
    Zone 10A on the Isabelle Canal
    Elevation: 15 feet

    I'd like to be under the sea in an octopus' garden in the shade.

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    Here is the scientific publication.

    https://nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/ppp3.10393

    Andrei W. Konradi, Burlingame, California.  Vicarious appreciator of palms in other people's gardens and in habitat

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    Fascinating discovery!
    I was dimly aware of myco-heterotroph orchids that flower underground; I thought the proposed pollination mechanism was leptanillid ants (or possibly it was for seed dispersal). These probably the most poorly understood ants in the world, being a combination of microscopic, nomadic and subterreanean. There are probably far more species of them than have yet been described. Quite possibly have nothing to do with this Pinanga, however.

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    I also would assume it’s some sort of ant that is pollinating the flowers.

    Resident of Puerto de la Cruz, Tenerife, San Diego, CA and Pahoa, HI.  Former garden in Vista, CA.  Garden Photos

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    I wonder if we happened upon any of these on the biennial to Borneo! ?

     

    Zone 10a at best after 2007 AND 2013, on SW facing hill, 1 1/2 miles from coast in Oceanside, CA. 30-98 degrees, and 45-80deg. about 95% of the time.

    "The great workman of nature is time."   ,  "Genius is nothing but a great aptitude for patience."

    -George-Louis Leclerc de Buffon-

    I do some experiments and learning in my garden with palms so you don't have to experience the pain! Look at my old threads to find various observations and tips!

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