Help! Palm seed ID

[Maximum]

Help! I bought palm seeds off Amazon. I think I got ripped off they don’t look like real ones to me. Are they all non genuine?Max S 

 

[PalmsandLiszt]

The A. vestiara seeds look about right. Archontophoenix seeds look a bit small to be purpurea but are the right shape to be the genus. Flamethrower seeds are totally wrong; they should be about the size of a pecan nut and hairy.

Amazon, like ebay, is not a good place to buy seeds unless you know a trusted seller. Hope some of them germinate, but don't hold your breath. The fact you're dealing with an unscrupulous seller means all of them could have been sitting around for years.

[Maximum]

Thanks,

I messaged them and they claim the seeds are genuine, true to name 🤦‍♂️ 

I’ll stay away from Amazon from now on. And ebay too. Thanks for the heads up. 

Now I have to decide if I should return the seeds or try to grow them and determine what they are later (with help from people here of course!) 

[Palmiz]

The left ones look to be some kind of Ptychosperma,  middle do look to be Archontophoenix but some many kinds,  and areca seeds tend to be about an inch long. Those look to be short in the pic.  Happy germinating,  only time will tell what they can be. Like @PalmsandLisztsaid trusted seller,  I mostly buy from this forum and have never had an issue.

Edited October 22, 2023 by Palmiz

[Maximum]

@Palmiz Will do! All the palm seeds for sale on this forum are under the “seed exchange” topic right? I don’t know if I’m navigating things properly here on PalmTalk 😅 

[Palmiz]

On 10/22/2023 at 5:00 AM, Maximum said:

@Palmiz Will do! All the palm seeds for sale on this forum are under the “seed exchange” topic right? I don’t know if I’m navigating things properly here on PalmTalk 😅 

Yes under palm exchange and there is a for sale section.  Also some freebies also under that topic. Goodluck

[Tyrone]

There are no Chambeyronia macrocarpa or Archontophoenix purpurea seeds in that batch. I hope you didn’t pay much. 

[Maximum]

@Tyrone Actually I did spend a lot of money on these but thankfully I can return them. I’m gonna return them tomorrow. Can’t let that lying Amazon seller take my money!!!