Palm ID

[tropicbreeze]

Found this perched on a low cliff above a beach. There are two plants and a tall dead trunk. Pretty certain they're Phoenix but don't know which. The cliff face has a lot of monsoon forest plants, supported through the dry season by seepage through the rock. Apart from P. roebelenii, Phoenix are pretty rare here. Hope someone here can ID them.

[happypalms]

Iam no phoenix expert my moneys on rupicola? 

[gyuseppe]

Just now, happypalms said:

Iam no phoenix expert my moneys on rupicola? 

Richard no rupicola 

[happypalms]

6 minutes ago, gyuseppe said:

Richard no rupicola 

That’s why iam no phoenix expert! 🤣

[gyuseppe]

3 minutes ago, happypalms said:

That’s why iam no phoenix expert! 🤣

Richard I hope you don't take offense, I have to say, yes it's true you are not an expert on phoenix palms!😄

[tim_brissy_13]

Agree, not rupicola. I’d say P dactylifera likely. 

[gyuseppe]

2 minutes ago, tim_brissy_13 said:

Agree, not rupicola. I’d say P dactylifera likely. 

Tim, in my opinion, not a pure dactylifera, perhaps a hybrid.

I'm waiting for Konstantinos to intervene; he knows more than me.

[happypalms]

36 minutes ago, gyuseppe said:

Richard I hope you don't take offense, I have to say, yes it's true you are not an expert on phoenix palms!😄

No offence taken I will stick with my tropicals. Phoenix have never been on my wish list. There for the cold climate growers, and there spiney  things that bite you even when there long dead in the compost heap.

[gyuseppe]

41 minutes ago, happypalms said:

No offence taken I will stick with my tropicals. Phoenix have never been on my wish list. There for the cold climate growers, and there spiney  things that bite you even when there long dead in the compost heap.

Yes, Richard, and I'm completely ignorant of the more tropical species.
But Rupicola is different from the other phoenix species, and it's beautiful! This one shouldn't be missing from your collection.