Schippia concolor another Central America palm

[happypalms]

Another Central America palm that loves my climate is the schippia concolor, according to palmpedia it was discovered by an Australian botanist William A. Schipp in 1932 and described by German taxonomists Max Burret. A lovely palm well worth growing tolerant of cool conditions and hot dry weather at least in my climate. This one got shaded out as the garden grew around it so slow. If I come across some more I will plant them in a dappled light situation. Easy to grow and easy on the eye, similar looking to a Livistona Australis as juvenile only no thorns and a thinner petiole. 

[tim_brissy_13]

Underappreciated palm! And it grows well even down here in chilly Melbourne. 

[happypalms]

3 hours ago, tim_brissy_13 said:

Underappreciated palm! And it grows well even down here in chilly Melbourne. 

Yep should be more of them available, as soon as I get my hands on some seeds!

[peachy]

They are virtually bomb proof and also very pretty but so slow growing for me.  I dug mine up when I moved house but it didn't survive the transplant. It battled on for 18 months however before it finally carked it.

Peachy

[happypalms]

18 hours ago, peachy said:

They are virtually bomb proof and also very pretty but so slow growing for me.  I dug mine up when I moved house but it didn't survive the transplant. It battled on for 18 months however before it finally carked it.

Peachy

They are slow and I could imagine so after being transplanted even slower. I just have to get my little mitts on some seeds now. Then there will a few getting around if I wait long enough for them to grow I have never seen them for sale!

Richard 

[Sabal Steve]

I planted these from smaller one gallons, two years ago, at most.  Let me know if you think they may be something else.  East side of house.

 

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11 hours ago, Sabal Steve said:

I planted these from smaller one gallons, two years ago, at most.  Let me know if you think they may be something else.  East side of house.

 

Not to sure about the id on your ones. Iam steering towards cocothrinax sp? @tim_brissy_13 might be able to help. 

[tim_brissy_13]

1 hour ago, happypalms said:

Not to sure about the id on your ones. Iam steering towards cocothrinax sp? @tim_brissy_13 might be able to help. 

Agree. I think Coccothrinax sp. Leaflets look too rigid for Schippia and the fibre pattern at the leaf bases looks more like Coccothrinax than Schippia. I think I detect silver abaxial surfaces too which would be the defining trait between the two genera. As to species I wouldn’t claim to be able to ID. 

[Jonathan]

On 5/27/2025 at 4:20 AM, happypalms said:

They are slow and I could imagine so after being transplanted even slower. I just have to get my little mitts on some seeds now. Then there will a few getting around if I wait long enough for them to grow I have never seen them for sale!

Richard 

You're in luck Richard. Coldplant has them at the moment:

http://price.coldplant.com/Category/Seed.html

[Sabal Steve]

Thanks, all.  

I think that you may be right, in that it’s something else; It has silvery abaxial undersides and rigid leaves that are extremely stiff.   

[happypalms]

10 hours ago, Jonathan said:

You're in luck Richard. Coldplant has them at the moment:

http://price.coldplant.com/Category/Seed.html

Sweet!

[happypalms]

9 hours ago, Sabal Steve said:

Thanks, all.  

I think that you may be right, in that it’s something else; It has silvery abaxial undersides and rigid leaves that are extremely stiff.   

Ask and you shall receive. At least you know where to look now in the cocothrinax direction.

[steve99]

My Schippia Concolor has powered along ever since I planted it back in 1998.   It even tolerates a few yearly frosts.   I have several smaller ones around the yard now from seeds off the original palm.    Oddly enough, the seeds germinate quite quickly - usually within 4-6 weeks.

 

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1 hour ago, steve99 said:

My Schippia Concolor has powered along ever since I planted it back in 1998.   It even tolerates a few yearly frosts.   I have several smaller ones around the yard now from seeds off the original palm.    Oddly enough, the seeds germinate quite quickly - usually within 4-6 weeks.

 

Absolutely stunning the best example I have ever seen, you got it going on in that garden.

[realarch]

On 5/31/2025 at 8:32 PM, steve99 said:

My Schippia Concolor has powered along ever since I planted it back in 1998.   It even tolerates a few yearly frosts.   I have several smaller ones around the yard now from seeds off the original palm.    Oddly enough, the seeds germinate quite quickly - usually within 4-6 weeks.

 

Boy Steve, that’s beautiful. It’s loving it at your place.