Small Palm ID

[D. Morrowii]

I picked up a few palms recently and lost or can’t read the tags. I thought this one might be Schippia concolor but after more reading I’m thinking it could be Coccothrinax barbadensis? Medium green, longish petioles, no silver undersides, yellow/gold hastula and little to no cupping on the leaflets. Anybody have a guess? 

[Harry’s Palms]

With the fibrous trunk , hastula,  and thin petioles unarmed it could very well be Cocothrinax . I only have one and I’m not even sure which one it is so I have no positive idea. Harry

[D. Morrowii]

@Harry’s Palms yeah I don’t know Coccothrinax very well at all but my interest in them was sparked recently after seeing a couple mature ones in person. I thought that they all had that silvery color on the bottom of the leaves but it turns out that a few species don’t have it or at least its much less noticeable. This one could also be a hybrid of sorts. 

[peachy]

As someone with a shade house full of potted palms missing labels, I can identify with your problem.  Last week I thought my problem would solved when 2 long term palm people, both with huge gardens full of lovely rare palms came to visit. I think that after looking at so many plants they all start to look the same because my guests went as blank as I always am. My only solution seems to be wait until they have grown much larger and start to resemble a particular species.

Peachy

One who grows 'em but rarely knows 'em.

[aztropic]

Coccothrinax barbadensis. Alta is a synonym.

aztropic 

Mesa, Arizona 

[D. Morrowii]

Thanks @aztropic, when I looked on Palmpedia the description says “silvery undersides” so I thought it couldn't be barbadensis but a few other places I’ve seen it described without having that trait. 

[Looking Glass]

5 hours ago, D. Morrowii said:

Thanks @aztropic, when I looked on Palmpedia the description says “silvery undersides” so I thought it couldn't be barbadensis but a few other places I’ve seen it described without having that trait. 

Palmpedia is a great resource for many things, but not that great for coccothrinax.  They have all kinds of random photos of mismatched coccothrinax species under various names.  Even the very common distinct ones like miraguama and barbadensis get mixed up on that site.