Iam still perplexed about this little palm, labeled as a ptychosperma baliese. But i cannot find any information about it. So it is a mystery to me I can’t even remember getting the palm. 

Maybe Cyphosperma balansae? Kind of looks like mine at a similar size, and possibly someone misheard and translated text wrong (I could imagine Cyphosperma balansae sounding a bit like Ptychosperma baliese which doesn’t exist 🤣). 

10 hours ago, tim_brissy_13 said:

Maybe Cyphosperma balansae? Kind of looks like mine at a similar size, and possibly someone misheard and translated text wrong (I could imagine Cyphosperma balansae sounding a bit like Ptychosperma baliese which doesn’t exist 🤣). 

You could be right on that one, the only source of that plant was from the germinater Merc  psillakis. I did get a bit of his stuff, so you might have cracked the case thanks Tim. 

23 hours ago, happypalms said:

Iam still perplexed about this little palm, labeled as a ptychosperma baliese. But i cannot find any information about it. So it is a mystery to me I can’t even remember getting the palm. 

Actually @tim_brissy_13i worked out how it happened, the mix up was from faded tags written in ink and they fade. I did mention to you a while back about some fading tags from some of your labeled palms I got from you. Always use a pencil this mystery palm is indeed from the late Merc psillakis and it was a gift from him to me! Now that I have worked out how it happened. And this palm is even more special now since Merc gave it too me and it has its name. And something kept telling me about how special it is! 

19 minutes ago, happypalms said:

Actually @tim_brissy_13i worked out how it happened, the mix up was from faded tags written in ink and they fade. I did mention to you a while back about some fading tags from some of your labeled palms I got from you. Always use a pencil this mystery palm is indeed from the late Merc psillakis and it was a gift from him to me! Now that I have worked out how it happened. And this palm is even more special now since Merc gave it too me and it has its name. And something kept telling me about how special it is! 

Ah yep makes sense! Yes I’ve ditched the permanent markers in favour of pencil these days. C balansae is definitely a special palm even without the backstory. 

26 minutes ago, tim_brissy_13 said:

Ah yep makes sense! Yes I’ve ditched the permanent markers in favour of pencil these days. C balansae is definitely a special palm even without the backstory. 

 

26 minutes ago, tim_brissy_13 said:

Ah yep makes sense! Yes I’ve ditched the permanent markers in favour of pencil these days. C balansae is definitely a special palm even without the backstory. 

Yes an easy mistake in labeling rules, how a rare palm can get lost in the collection! Glad you helped thanks. 

Do you think the name is correct or maybe  Ptychosperma bleeseri? If so I would say it is not likely a Ptychosperma because the leafs of many are not pointy. 

19 minutes ago, Davidlon said:

Do you think the name is correct or maybe  Ptychosperma bleeseri? If so I would say it is not likely a Ptychosperma because the leafs of many are not pointy. 

Iam pretty confident that Tim has helped solve the mystery palm, I do remember now being gifted the palm and when I discovered the tag had faded I came the conclusion from the only words I could see and make out to be was ptychosperma and a guess as to the actual variety from the letter B that was left not faded. It’s not a ptychosperma iam confident of that!