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In Wikipedia, the English (and some other languages) article for Phoenix loureiroi contains a few images.

 

The stem close up and the overview one both look like a Phoenix roebelenii to me, not a loureiroi (loureiroi are much less flat looking, and the stem looks very much like a roebelenii).

 

Correct me if I'm wrong, by the way, but I think I am certain that the two images are incorrect 

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Not sure, but I believe it's a very variable species.

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South Arm, Tasmania, Australia - 42° South

Mild oceanic climate, with coastal exposure.

 

Summer: 12°C (53°F) average min, to 21°C (70°F) average daily max. Up to 40°C (104°F max) rarely.

 

Winter: 6°C (43°F) average min, to 13°C (55°F) average daily max. Down to 0°C (32°F) occasionally, some light frost.

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2 minutes ago, Jonathan said:

Not sure, but I believe it's a very variable species.

Yeah, it already has a variety (pedunculata/humilis, that is) and then a bunch of synonyms!

 

But I would say the size still bothers me, and Wikipedia is not the most accurate source in less common fields like taxonomy or palms 

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Just now, ne0ndrxft said:

Yeah, it already has a variety (pedunculata/humilis, that is) and then a bunch of synonyms!

 

But I would say the size still bothers me, and Wikipedia is not the most accurate source in less common fields like taxonomy or palms 

Very true. Anyone can edit Wikipedia, so errors are pretty common. I remember hearing an interview with some celebrity who said his birthday on Wikipedia was wrong, so he edited it, only to discover the next day it had been changed back, 😆 

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South Arm, Tasmania, Australia - 42° South

Mild oceanic climate, with coastal exposure.

 

Summer: 12°C (53°F) average min, to 21°C (70°F) average daily max. Up to 40°C (104°F max) rarely.

 

Winter: 6°C (43°F) average min, to 13°C (55°F) average daily max. Down to 0°C (32°F) occasionally, some light frost.

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10 minutes ago, Jonathan said:

Very true. Anyone can edit Wikipedia, so errors are pretty common. I remember hearing an interview with some celebrity who said his birthday on Wikipedia was wrong, so he edited it, only to discover the next day it had been changed back, 😆 

I have seen vandalism too, someone put video game characters into the Norse Gods, someone put swear words into the French Education System page...

 

But yeah, I looked at Plants of the World Online, and the images looks like a roebelenii as well to me... Which is very strange 

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