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Can anyone id this palm species?

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Here's the images of the palm, seeds, and seedlings, I would think these are the only images that i could upload here, maybe a hint of this palm is located in Indonesia or South East Asia, I was wondering if its from the genus of Adonidia or perhaps something else, I would glad if someone could help to name this species :)

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Iam putting my money a ptychosperma, what variety, is the million dollar question!

Great photos, I think there’s enough there for someone to make a positive ID. My first thought was something in the Prychospermatinae tribe but not Adonidia, Ptychococcus, Veitchia, Carpentaria and I don’t think Ptychosperma either, just doesn’t look quite right. A lot seems to fit for Ponapea hentyi, but the leaflets don’t look wide enough.

Other possibility could be some obscure Hydriastele species. I can’t say I know a lot of those tropical genera well enough to be confident to narrow down but the small round red ripe fruit will rule out plenty as will the praemorse leaflet tips and slightly plumose habit.

Tim Brisbane

Patterson Lakes, bayside Melbourne, Australia

Rarely Frost

2005 Minimum: 2.6C,  Maximum: 44C

2005 Average: 17.2C, warmest on record.

Clean the fruit off a couple seeds and post a picture?👍

aztropic

Mesa, Arizona

Mesa, Arizona

 

Temps between 29F and 115F each year

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16 hours ago, tim_brissy_13 said:

Great photos, I think there’s enough there for someone to make a positive ID. My first thought was something in the Prychospermatinae tribe but not Adonidia, Ptychococcus, Veitchia, Carpentaria and I don’t think Ptychosperma either, just doesn’t look quite right. A lot seems to fit for Ponapea hentyi, but the leaflets don’t look wide enough.

Other possibility could be some obscure Hydriastele species. I can’t say I know a lot of those tropical genera well enough to be confident to narrow down but the small round red ripe fruit will rule out plenty as will the praemorse leaflet tips and slightly plumose habit.

Thank you for your info! @tim_brissy_13 I also think its not from the genus Ptychosperma or Adonidia as well after I searched along the internet. Adonidia was my guess cause we also got a new species from the Philippines called Adonidia Zibabaoa where its adult age is really simillar to it. Maybe I could posts some of the seedlings closer and clearer soon :)

2 minutes ago, chill said:

Thank you for your info! @tim_brissy_13 I also think its not from the genus Ptychosperma or Adonidia as well after I searched along the internet. Adonidia was my guess cause we also got a new species from the Philippines called Adonidia Zibabaoa where its adult age is really simillar to it. Maybe I could posts some of the seedlings closer and clearer soon :)

I’ve been up close to Adonidia zibabaoa at Singapore Botanic Gardens and can definitely see the similarity to these palms but I’d say it’s unlikely. Like Ponapea hentyi, A zibabaoa has very wide leaflets. It also hasn’t been in cultivation long at all.

Where exactly are the mature palms? In a private garden?

A zibabaoa for reference:

IMG_6129 Copy_Original.jpeg

Tim Brisbane

Patterson Lakes, bayside Melbourne, Australia

Rarely Frost

2005 Minimum: 2.6C,  Maximum: 44C

2005 Average: 17.2C, warmest on record.

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16 hours ago, aztropic said:

Clean the fruit off a couple seeds and post a picture?👍

aztropic

Mesa, Arizona

Thank you for your reply! @aztropic Sorry but the seeds are unfortunately not for sale, but I could posts some of the seedlings soon to get more clearer view!

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2 minutes ago, tim_brissy_13 said:

I’ve been up close to Adonidia zibabaoa at Singapore Botanic Gardens and can definitely see the similarity to these palms but I’d say it’s unlikely. Like Ponapea hentyi, A zibabaoa has very wide leaflets. It also hasn’t been in cultivation long at all.

Where exactly are the mature palms? In a private garden?

A zibabaoa for reference:

IMG_6129 Copy_Original.jpeg

Hmm I see, thank you for the image! I believe the photo was taken somewhere in the jungle specifically on West Java.

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