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Ravenea xerophila

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==Habitat and Distribution==
Endemic to South Madagascar, between Ampanihy and the Ampingaratra Mts. [[File:5665553911_699ca42b4c_o.jpg|thumb|left|450px|Madagascar. Photo by ally]]Occurs in dry spiny Didiereaceae/Euphorbia bush or dry low forest, on laterite or gneiss. May grow in groups. Recorded at low elevations from 100 up to 700 m.
==Description==
Solitary medium-sized palm. TRUNK 1.5-8 m high, 13-30 cm in diam., widened at the very base; distal half of trunk (or in smaller trees the entire trunk) covered in densely packed sheath remnants; near crown about 10 cm in diam.; bark brown; internodes 2.5-8 cm; nodal scars 0.5-1 cm, occasionally with tattered sheath remnants appearing as threads; wood hard; trunk sometimes producing a yellow latex-like substance when slashed. LEAVES (11-) 18-22 per crown, glaucous, gracefully arching, with stiff segments, the old leaves marcescent; sheath 36-55 x 13-20 cm, white- to dark brown tomentose, the tomentum quickly deciduous, the distal part waxy-white; petiole 22-60 cm long, proximally 2.8-6 x 2.0-3.5 cm, distally 1.4-3.0 x 1.4-2 cm, slightly channelled adaxially, with rather sharp edges, proximally red-brown tomentose, distally glabrous and yellow or with whitish bloom when dry, abaxially strongly convex; rachis 1-2.1 m long, in mid-leaf 0.9-2 x 0.8-1.6 cm, pale green with white bloom; leaflets pale green, stiff, coriaceous, the leaflets on opposite sides of the rachis at an angle of less than 90° with each other, slightly glaucous, acuminate, 47-55 on each side of the rachis, regular, coriaceous, glaucous, the proximal ones 33-110 x 0.3-1.5 cm, median 43-64 (94) x 1.3-2.4 cm (interval 3.5-4 cm), distal 11-44 x 0.3-1.3 cm, secondary veins very visible, tertiary veins indistinct, ramenta red-brown or grey, elongate, 1-2 (-3) near the base of lower leaflets, to large patches of dense ramenta in the proximal third of the midrib, upper 12 pairs without ramenta. {{read more top}}STAMINATE INFLORESCENCE solitary, 55-58 cm, branched to 1 order; peduncle 15-19 (or more) cm, distally 5 x 3 mm across; prophyll not seen; peduncular bracts seen 31 cm, 41-62 cm, 44-62 cm; rachis 29-40 cm, with c. 100 branches; rachillae 1.5-7.5 cm, 0.6-1 mm across; pedicels c. 0.2 mm long, 0.7 mm across, with a 1-1.3 mm bracteole. STAMINATE FLOWERS with the calyx connate for 0.3 mm, free lobes 1.9 x 0.3 mm; petals 6-7 x 2.4-2.5 mm, connate by the fila-mental callus of the antesepalous stamens; stamens in 2 series, the antesepalous ones with a filamentous callus 0.6 x 0.4 mm, anthers 2 0.9 mm; antepetalous ones adnate to the petals for about 1.1 mm, with no free filament, anthers 1.9-2 x 0.9 mm. PISTILLATE INFLORESCENCE solitary, 60-80 (or more) cm, branched to 1 order; peduncle 36-40 cm, proximally 8-13 mm across, 6-13 x 3-9 mm across distally, usually with whitish bloom, occasionally puberulous, glabrescent; prophyll not seen; peduncular bracts white to brown- pubescent, (in bud 15, 21, 20-32 x 1 cm, 31-40 x 1 cm), densely white-tomentose, more brown distally, the most distal one inserted at 21 cm from the base of the peduncle; rachis 20-35 cm long; rachillae porrect, 22-41 in number, 5-33 cm long, 1-2.2 mm across, with slightly bulbous base, proximally 4-7 x 2-5 mm, sinuous, more distally zigzag, with spaced flowers; pedicels 0.5-8 mm long. PISTILLATE FLOWERS with the calyx connate for 0.9-1.2 mm, with free lobes 1-1.3 mm; petals 4-6 x 1.5 mm, narrowly triangular, acute; staminodes 1.7 mm; ovary broadly ovoid to conical, 2 mm. FRUIT 15-22 x 17-27 mm, yellowish, 1-, 2- or 3-seeded, 20-26 mm across in 1seeded fruit, lobed in the more-seeded ones and then 22-23 x 22-34 mm; stigmatic remains subapical to lateral; endocarp slightly sclerified, loose and rather thin. SEED 16-18 x 12-18 mm, globose, hemispherical or in the shape of a third of a sphere, yellow-brown, with white endosperm with small central lacuna. (J. Dransfield and H. Beentje. 1995)/Palmweb. Editing by edric.

The Humbert collections are from a different habitat than the other collections (i.e. dry forest) and, in some instances, have larger leaflets, longer rachillae and smaller fruits. The protologue mentions an epi- phytic orchid found associated with this palm; HB believes the same orchid grows in the population he visited, where it seemed restricted to the leaf sheaths of this palm. It is probably a species of Cymbidiella (D. Du Puy, pers. comm.){{read more bottom}}
==Culture==
Full sun, and very well drained. Does seem to be able to take quite a lot of water, as long as the drainage is good. Quite a slow grower.

This plant develops a very vigorous root system of fleshy white roots, wher it stores up water for dry times.
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==Comments and Curiosities==
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This is a [[dioecious]] genus.

One of the rarest Ravenea species. This would probably be an excellent species for cultivation, as it grows in very dry sites, and is an extraordinarily beautiful palm. The Latin name means "dry-loving". (J. Dransfield and H. Beentje. 1995).

Conservation: It is classified as The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2012: Vulnerable. Endemic palm of the sub-arid zone between Ampanihy and the west of Andohahela, this species is known from four scattered sites where about 450 trees are estimated in total. The species has an extent of occurrence of 17,191 km² and an area of occupancy of 676 km². The habitat is decreasing following habitat conversion (charcoal production and livestock) and is threatened by the increasing frequency of fires in this area. The species meets the requirements for listing as Vulnerable. The dry habitat is rapidly being cleared for the production of charcoal, the extent and quality of the habitat is also impacted by the increasing frequency of fires and browsing by nomadic livestock. The dry habitat is rapidly being cleared for the production of charcoal, the extent and quality of the habitat is also impacted by the increasing frequency of fires and browsing by nomadic livestock. Protected in Andohahela. (Rakotoarinivo, M. & Dransfield, J. 2012.)

Uses: Local people collect the palm’s leaflets by hand in order to weave mats, trays, and baskets.

The leaves of Ravenea xerophila Jum. (anivona palm), a dioecious palm with a solitary trunk up to 8 m tall, occurring in dry forest in southern Madagascar, are used to weave hats and winnowing baskets. The species is one of the most drought tolerant palms of Madagascar. It is classified as The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2012:, as it occurs in low numbers in only 2 locations, one of which is being destroyed by overgrazing. Outside Madagascar Ravenea xerophila is grown as an ornamental.

I have two 10 year old seedlings... one in the artic lawn where temps were probably pretty low (27 F is the lowest I recorded, but this seedling is near a Trachycarpus latisectus that was defoliated, and a Trachycarpus martianus that was scorched significantlly)... one leaf did fold in on itself. Later this leaf was lost, as was one other. This plant has had frost on it 4x now this winter with no damage at all, but temps were not even 32F those nights. There was no frost at all this night. Turns out, from how things did in neighboring yards and from what little actual data was taken near me, that the edge of my yard may have gotten down to 24 F... this palm is in the lowest spot at that edge. Got more frost a month later and still looks great. This is my vote for the hardiest of all the Raveneas! (Geoff Stein)

One of the strangest of all palms, this species from the arid regions of S-Madagascar develops a large, water-storing root system. With its grey, V-shaped and recurving leaves it has some resemblance to species of Butia. John Dransfield and Henk Beentje in their comprehensive “The Palms of Madagascar” write: “One of the rarest Ravenea species. This would probably be an excellent species for cultivation, as it grows in very dry sites, and is an extraordinarily beautiful palm. The latin name means ‘dry-loving.’” In a well drained soil it will grow in warm temperate as well as in tropical regions. (RPS.com)

This is a tillering palm, it exhibits saxophone style root growth (it has a heel), keep top third of heel above soil elevation!
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File:Ravenea_xerophila_specimen2.jpg|Montgomery Botanical Center, Miami, Florida. Photo by Paul Craft.
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image:Ravenea-xerophila.jpg|In habitat. Photo-Rare Palm Seeds.com
image:RavXer.jpg|In habitat. Photo-Rare Palm Seeds.com
image:RavXer2.jpg|In habitat. Photo-Rare Palm Seeds.com
File:Ravenea_xerophila02.jpg|Madagascar. Photo by Rolf Kyburz
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==External Links==
*[http://eunops.org/content/glossary-palm-terms Glossary of Palm Terms]
*[http://www.calflora.net/botanicalnames/pronunciation.html MODERN BOTANICAL LATIN]
*[http://www.jlhudsonseeds.net/Pronunciation.htm "Just To Be Clear"]
*[http://w3.biosci.utexas.edu/prc/Sabal/saxophone.html THE SAXOPHONE STYLE ROOT GROWTH (HEEL)]
==References==
Phonetic spelling of Latin names by edric.

Special thanks to Geoff Stein, (Palmbob) for his hundreds of photos.

Special thanks to [http://palmweb.org/?q=node/2 Palmweb.org], Dr. John Dransfield, Dr. Bill Baker & team, for their volumes of information and photos.

Glossary of Palm Terms; Based on the glossary in Dransfield, J., N.W. Uhl, C.B. Asmussen-Lange, W.J. Baker, M.M. Harley & C.E. Lewis. 2008. Genera Palmarum - Evolution and Classification of the Palms. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. All images copyright of the artists and photographers (see images for credits).

Dransfield, J. & Beentje, H. 1995. The Palms of Madagascar. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew and The International Palm Society.

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Chambeyronia macrocarpa

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[[Image:DoubleCham.jpg|thumb|350px|left|Kona - Big Island, Hawaii]]
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[[Image:Chambeyronia macrocarpa seed Waimea.jpg|thumb|Seed-Waimea, Hawaii]]
[[Image:ChamLeaf.jpg|thumb|Just opening C.'hookeri']]
[[Image:Cham macro tr.jpg|thumb|C. 'Watermelon']]

==Habitat and Distribution==
''C. macrocarpa'' is endemic to the mid-elevations of the New Caledonian rain forest from 2,000-3,000 ft/610-900m.

==Description==
Any description of this palm would have to begin with its propensity to exhibit a brightly colored red new leaf. When any new palm enthusiast first sees this newly opening red leaf, it instantly becomes one of the select "must have" palms. While a good majority of these palms throw the red leaf, some do not, including most very young plants. Similar to many other New Caledonia palms, this only carries 6-10 fronds at a time. Yet with the very wide leaflets and the graceful curve of the rachis, the overall outline is most pleasing and an excellent candidate for a solitary or group statement. It is morphologically diverse with at least 4 variations considered and treated as different species by hobbyists.
*The "green form," with a dark solid green crownshaft, and the most common of the forms.
*The "yellow form," or [[C._macrocarpa_%27Hookeri%27|''C.hookeri'']], with a yellow crownshaft and the color extending up into the petioles. Observations have been consistent that this form has the most vivid and highest percentage of red leafs. This form is sometimes referred to as the "blond flamethrower".
*The "[[C._macrocarpa_%27watermelon%27|watermelon form,]]" with the yellow and green streaked appearence of some watermelons in its crownshaft. It has been discussed that this may be the result of cross pollination between the green and yellow forms.
*''C. houailou'', which is distinguished by the entire unsegmented leaves it carries as a juvenile, and the exaggerated recurve to the fronds as an adult. It appears to almost never have the new red leaf characteristic of the other forms.
There is supposedly another exceptionally robust variety with a crownshaft covered in white tomentum.

==Culture==
This palm has become very popular and successful in warm temperate locations, belying its existence as a warm rain forest palm. As a fast grower in the tropics, it still maintains a good growth rate in warmer temperate locations. Intolerant of hot dry conditions, it is well suited to conditons such as those in coastal Southern California if given the prerequisite rich well draining soil.

In Southern California, these palms do best with some shade; the further inland from the sea (or ocean influence) they more shade they like. However, they will also take full sun in areas along the coast, or with heavy coastal influence (e.g., Whittier, Camarillo, Beverly Hills, Santa Ana, La Mesa) if they're watered frequently. In full sun, they should be watered every two or three days at half or one-third the water to be given in a week.

These palms are not bothered much by pests, though scale and whitefly can be a problem. Most of the time, ladybugs and other weapons in Mother Nature's arsenal will keep bad bugs at bay.

==Curiosities==
As the national tree of New Caledonia, it becomes obvious why, when one is on approach to that country's airport. This gorgeous tall emergent species can be seen poking its head above the forest, and becomes especially visible while sporting its trademark new leaf. After observing many cultivated Chambeyronia macrocarpa in private and public gardens, one begins to notice how variable this species is. Leaflet width varies greatly, as does the sheen, from glossy to matte finish, as well as different colorations on the crownshaft and petioles.
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Bismarckia nobilis

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|species='''''nobilis'''''
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==Habitat and distribution==
They are endemic to western and northern Madagascar where they grow in open grassland.
==Description==
'''''Bismarckia''''' is a [[monotypic]] palm genus named for the first chancellor of the German Empire, Prince Otto von Bismarck and the epithet for its only species, '''''Bismarckia nobilis''''', comes from Latin for 'noble'.

Or, to put it another way, there's only one species, but what a species!

'''''B. nobilis''''' grows from solitary trunks, gray to tan in color, which show ringed indentations from old leaf bases. Trunks are 30 to 45 cm in diameter, slightly bulging at the base, and free of leaf bases in all but its youngest parts. In their natural habitat they can reach above 25 meters in height but usually get no taller than 12 m in cultivation. The nearly rounded leaves are enormous in maturity, over 3 m wide, and are deeply-divided into 20 or more stiff segments. The leaves are costapalmate, producing a wedge-shaped hastula where the blade and petiole meet. Petioles are 2-3 m, slightly armed, and are covered in a white, waxy material as well as cinnamon-colored scales; the nearly-spherical leaf crown is 7.5 m wide and 6 m tall. Most cultivated Bismarckias feature silver-blue foliage although a green leaf variety exists (which is less hardy to cold). These palms are dioecious and produce pendent inflorescences of small brown flowers which, in female plants, mature to a brown ovoid drupe, each containing a single seed.

==Culture==
Blue/silver form in Mediterranean climate:

This is a great palm for such a climate, but it never looks quite as amazing/majestic as it does in a more tropical climate. It is highly tolerant of intense, inland heat, growing fastest where it is the hottest. However, it also grows well along the coast of such a climate- but significantly more slowly and with less intense coloration. It is best to grow this palm in a well draining soil, but palms grown in dense clay soils seems to do pretty well. Keeping the soil moist sure seems to keep this palm happier.

Full sun is the best location for this palm. Unfortunately full sun often means the most intense cold exposure in the winter. It is cold tolerant down to the high 20s/-3.3C as a seedling, often being defoliated at temps below 27F/-2.77C (but usually recovers if the bud is treated well). However, as this plant matures its cold tolerance seems to improve dramatically, with some palms surviving temps down near 22F/-5.55C with only moderate leaf damage. Over winter this is one of those palms that tends to go 'into a coma' often not showing the least bit of growth for 4-6 months at a time. However, once it warms up, it is not unusual to see some palms produce up to 1-2 leaves a month (the larger the faster it grows) which is very fast for a Mediterranean climate palm.

Green form in a Mediterranean climate:

Though this form is much faster growing than the blue form in tropical climates, the opposite tends to be true in a Mediterranean climate. In fact, in most such climates, this is known as a very marginal palm, often unable to tolerate much freezing weather at all, and sulking dramatically in prolonged cool seasons. Its culture is so different from the blue-silver forms, that it seems like a totally different species. It is very rare to see this color form growing in a Mediterranean climate, and even rarer to see one in such a climate and healthy looking. This palm always seems to battling some bud-related damage problems. It is not unusual for exceptional palms that seem to be growing well to just up and die with no apparent reason.

==Curiosities==

Has almost become common, in Southern California. They have invaded Big Box stores, almost like the "Gremlins" from the movie.

The silver form makes newbies to palms scream. Especially against a dark green background.

==Image gallery==
<center><gallery caption="IMAGE GALLERY" perrow="3" widths="200px" heights="200px">
Image:Biz nob sc.jpg|Hawaii with Jeff Brusseau for scale
Image:Bizzy crn.jpg|Kona, Hawaii
Image:Bizzy lf.jpg|Kona, Hawaii
Image:BISMARCKIA SBG.jpg|50 ft. Green Form, Singapore
Image:Bsmackias zoo.jpg|Paneawa Zoo - Hilo, Hawaii
Image:Bizzy tall grn.jpg|Tall green form - Kona, Hawaii
Image:BISMARCKIA SILVER NN 1.jpg|Super Silver, Nong Nooch
Image:Bismarckia female unripe seed Wood.jpg|Seed, California
Image:Bismarckia green Hotel on River Kwai.jpg|Green Form, Thailand
Image:Bismarckia Leu Gardens.jpg|Nice Silver, Leu Gardens
Image:Bismarckia Ralph end 04.jpg|So. California
Image:Bismarckia female Wood.jpg|Fallbrook, California
Image:Bismarckia ripe seed Wood.jpg|Seeds, SoCal
Image:Bismarckias all in a row Nong Nooch.jpg|Nong Nooch
Image:BISMARCKIAS green SBG.jpg|Green Form, Singapore
Image:Bismarckia flowers.jpg|Seeds, Green Form?
Image:Bismarkia nobilis.jpg|In Vietnam
Image:IMG_1162.JPG|Island of Venizia, New Smyrna Beach, Florida
Image:B. Nobilis.jpg|Bismarckia Nobilis 15 yrs old from 5 gln, Palm Springs, Ca.
Image:BNobilismanambe.jpg|Spring Valley, Ca.

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[[Category:BISMARKIA|noblis]]

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Sabal yapa

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[[Image:Sabal yapa200.jpg|thumb|300px|Sabal yapa, California. Distinguishable from S. mauritiaformis by it's grey cast on both sides of the leaves (as opposed to only the undersides on S. mauritiaformis) as well as the terminal leaflets being more costapalmate in orientation as this juvenile stage]]

[[Category:SABAL|yapa]]

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Chrysalidocarpus ambositrae

2010-12-30T19:08:41Z

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{{Palm Page}}
==Habitat and Distribution==
Madagascar, Ambositrae region
==Description==
==Culture==
==Curiosities==
==References==
*Journal of the International Palm Society Vol.51(1). Page 48.

[[Image:DypAmb2.jpg|thumb|300px|left|Floribunda Palms, Hawaii]]
[[Image:DypAmb3.jpg|thumb|300px|left|Floribunda Palms, Hawaii]]

[[Image:DypAmboCA.jpg|thumb|300px|left|Juvenille, California, nevermind the crazy apple mouthed lady]]

 
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==Habitat and Distribution==
Madagascar, Ambositrae region
==Description==
==Culture==
==Curiosities==
==References==
*Journal of the International Palm Society Vol.51(1). Page 48.

[[Image:DypAmb2.jpg|thumb|300px|left|Floribunda Palms, Hawaii]]
[[Image:DypAmb3.jpg|thumb|300px|left|Floribunda Palms, Hawaii]]

[[Image:DypAmboCA.jpg|thumb|300px|left|Juvenille, California]]

 
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Chrysalidocarpus ambositrae

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==Habitat and Distribution==
Madagascar, Ambositrae region
==Description==
==Culture==
==Curiosities==
==References==
*Journal of the International Palm Society Vol.51(1). Page 48.

[[Image:DypAmb2.jpg|thumb|300px|left|Floribunda Palms, Hawaii]]
[[Image:DypAmb3.jpg|thumb|300px|left|Floribunda Palms, Hawaii]]

[[Image:DypAmb5.jpg|thumb|300px|left|Juvenille, California]]

 
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Chrysalidocarpus ambositrae

2010-12-30T19:06:15Z

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[[Image:DypAmb1.jpg|thumb|300px|left|Floribunda Palms, Hawaii]]
{{Palm Page}}
==Habitat and Distribution==
Madagascar, Ambositrae region
==Description==
==Culture==
==Curiosities==
==References==
*Journal of the International Palm Society Vol.51(1). Page 48.

[[Image:DypAmb2.jpg|thumb|300px|left|Floribunda Palms, Hawaii]]
[[Image:DypAmb3.jpg|thumb|300px|left|Floribunda Palms, Hawaii]]

[[Image:DypAmb4.jpg|thumb|300px|left|Juvenille, California]]

 
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Dypsis sp. 'fine leaf'

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[[Category:DYPSIS|sp. 'fine leaf']]

Dypsis "ambositrae", also known as D. "fine leaf", "fakey ambositrae" is a single trunked Dypsis species, apparently native to Madagascar.

In California, cultivated specimens have trunks about 4 - 6 inches across, with gently recurved leaves about four feet long. The pinnae are arranged in a "V" shape and are a bright green with a leathery texture.

Cultivated specimens in places like Florida and Hawaii appear to be much faster-growing, with more robust trunks to about 8 - 10 inches across, with longer, less recurved leaves to about six feet long.

They are quite hardy to cold, surviving temperatures of 27 F with only minor damage. They appear to take any soil, including clay. They are very deep-rooted -- babies in pots root straight down, out the drain holes, and into the soil if they can. They will take sun or partial shade, though they don't appreciate heavy competition from "rootier" plants, including Queen Palms.

This palm, though readily available from palm dealers as seed and young plants, is an enigma wrapped in a mystery. The only thing that's truly clear is that it's not the Dypsis ambositrae listed in Palms of Madagascar by Dransfield and Beentje. The real ambositrate is very different, with much more colorful leaf bases and more strongly recurved leaves.

Young plants are very wispy-looking, which belies their toughness. They are easily recognized as juveniles by their reddish leaves, which turn green as the plant matures.

They are best appreciated in a group, instead of as single specimens, since their slender shape makes them blend into the background. In a mass, they look like a troupe of ballerinas, poised to dance.

I suggest the name, "Ballerina Palm."

== 2010 Update: This palm has now been officially named. See Dypsis plumosa. ==

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Dypsis cabadae x decaryi

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Dypsis cabadae x decaryi

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[[Image:Dypsis cabadaeXleptoch Nong Nooch.jpg|thumb|Nong Nooch, Thailand]]

[[Category:HYBRIDS|Dypsis cabadae x decaryi]]

Borassus aethiopum

2009-11-16T18:10:00Z

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|image_caption=Fairchild Gardens, Florida
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|species='''''aethiopum'''''
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[[Image:Borassus aethiopum Fairchild.jpg|thumb|left|250px|Fairchild]]
[[Image:Borassus aethiopum infructescence100 0237.jpg|thumb|left|Fairchild FL.]]
[[Image:Borassuspetiole.jpg|thumb|left|amazing petiole armor]]

'''''Borassus aethiopium''''' is a [[dioecious]] palm species native to Africa where it grows in savannas and woods. The name is Latinized for 'Ethiopian' where the species is known; it is commonly called '''palmyra palm''', as are all the plants in the genus.
==Description==
They grow swelling, solitary trunks to 25 meters in height and 1 m in diameter at the base. The green, 4 meter leaves are carried on 2 meter petioles which are armed with spines. The crown is spherical to 7 m wide, the leaves are round with stiff leaflets, segmented a third or half-way to the petiole. In male plants the flower is small and inconspicuous; females grow larger, 2 cm flowers which produce yellow to brown fruit resembling the coconut containing up to 3 seeds.
[[Category:BORASSUS|aethiopum]]

Livistona inermis

2009-11-13T23:26:11Z

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[[Image:Linermisoverall.jpg|thumb|South Florida]]
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==Habitat and Distribution==

== Description ==

== Culture ==

==Curiosities==

 
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[[Category:LIVISTONA|inermis]]

Livistona inermis

2009-11-13T23:23:46Z

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==Habitat and Distribution==

== Description ==

== Culture ==

==Curiosities==

 
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[[Category:LIVISTONA|inermis]]

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Livistona inermis

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==Habitat and Distribution==

== Description ==

== Culture ==

==Curiosities==
[[Category:LIVISTONA|inermis]]

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Chrysalidocarpus decaryi

2009-10-14T06:50:54Z

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{{Palm Page}}
==Habitat and Distribution==
==Description==
==Culture==

IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA and similar climes:

D. decaryi appear to appreciate both regular moisture AND fast drainage. They like full sun, and hate clay that drains badly if they are watered too frequently. D. decaryi is extremely drought tolerant and will grow in Southern California with no supplimental irrigation (approx 9" of rain annualy). In these non irrigated plantings, the palms actually benefit from a heavier soil.

In Hawaii and other wetter locations, a catastrophic phenomena has been observed on mature trees with the crown completely snapping off. This malady is discussed in the Palmpedia Slide Show - [[PALM DISEASES AND PESTS IN HAWAII]] It is theorized that excessive moisture can collect in the "Triangle's" crown and become heavy enough to cause the fatal snap.

==Curiosities==

Ease of culture (under the right conditions) has made this species one of the most widely cultivated palms in the world, though nowhere near as ubiquitous as its relative D. lutescens.

Triangle palms grace pots and gardens all over the world, from Southern California, to the south of France, to Australia, Chile and New Zealand, among many other places.

[[Image:Dyp dec hab.jpg|left|350px|thumb|Habitat, Madagascar]]
[[Image:Dyp dec cr.jpg|thumb|Australia]]
[[Image:Dypsis decaryi seed.jpg|thumb|Seed]]
[[Image:Dypsis decaryi.jpg|thumb|Hawaii]]
[[Image:Dypsis decaryis zoo parking.jpg|250px|thumb|Paneawa Zoo - Hilo, Hawaii]]

[[Category:DYPSIS|decaryi]]

Chrysalidocarpus ambositrae

2009-10-14T06:44:04Z

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==Habitat and Distribution==
Madagascar, Ambositrae region

==Description==
==Culture==
==Curiosities==
==References==
*Journal of the International Palm Society Vol.51(1). Page 48.
[[Category:DYPSIS|ambositrae]]

Chrysalidocarpus leptocheilos

2009-10-14T06:42:21Z

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[[Image:Dypsis_leptocheils_and_D_lastelliana_nearby.jpg|thumb|350px|left|Hawaii]]
[[Image:Dyp lepto crn.jpg|thumb|Kona, Hawaii]]
[[Image:Dyp lepto lf.jpg|thumb|Kona, Hawaii]]
[[Image:Dyp lep grp.jpg|250|thumb|Hawaii]]
[[Image:Dypsis leptocheilos in zoo lighter.jpg|thumb|Panaewa Zoo - Hilo, Hawaii]]
[[Image:Dyp lep ov.jpg|thumb|Australia]]
[[Image:Dypsis leptocheilos crownshaft.jpg|thumb|Red Fuzzy Tomentum]]
[[Image:Dypsis leptocheilos trunk.jpg|thumb|Hawaii]]
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==Habitat and Distribution==
Endemic to Madagascar.
==Description==
A medium sized, solitary palm with distinct rusty brownish-orange colored [[crownshaft]] that sports a fuzzy [[tomentum]] from which it's common name, The Teddybear Palm, comes from. The trunk can swell to a girth of about 6 inches and is distinctly ringed with the newest parts being green covered in a white powder. The leaves are exceptionally long with virtually no [[petiole]]. Often the [[leaflets]] get bent around in the wind and are held at various angles giving this palm a bit of a disheveled look, but the overall beauty is still not comprimised.
==Culture==
Loves water and responds well to fertilizer. Grows in bright filtered light to full sun but can get leggy and ratty looking if grown in lower light levels, therefore full sun tends to produce a more beautiful palm. Can handle a light frost with damage but usually will recover with no lasting effects.
==Curiosities==
Some ''D. leptocheilos'' exibit a [[heel]] and some don't.
[[Category:DYPSIS|leptocheilos]]

Coccothrinax argentea

2009-10-14T06:35:16Z

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{{Palm Page}}

==Habitat and Distribution==
Hispaniola
==Description==
Solitary fan leaved palms up to 25 feet tall with an 8" diameter trunk covered in a woven thatch of fibers. Fan leaves are 5 feet wide and form a beautiful circular shape with the leaflet segments being divided almost all the way to the hastula. Leaflets are rigid when young and only slightly pendent when older, the undersides showing a silver coating.
==Culture==
Requires full sun and a well drained soil. Does not mind drying out between waterings once established.
==Curiosities==

 
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[[Category:COCCOTHRINAX|argentea]]

Roystonea borinquena

2009-10-14T06:23:46Z

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[[Image:Rbortwo.jpg|thumb|300px|left|''Roystonea borinquena'' Lemon Grove, CA. These palms are both in flower as of 2009]]

==Habitat and Distribution==
Hispaniola, Puerto Rico, and the islands of St. Croix and Vieques in the U.S. Virgin Islands.
==Description==
Thick white to tan trunk often with buldge at it's midpoint. 5 foot tall crownshaft with 15 foot long plumose leaves.
==Culture==
Full sun, lots of water, and as much heat as you can throw at them. Unlike most palms, these do not need good drainage and actually prefer a heavy clay soil with plenty of water in it.
==Curiosities==

 
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[[Category:ROYSTONEA|borinquena]]

Roystonea borinquena

2009-10-14T06:17:46Z

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[[Image:Rbortwo.jpg|thumb|300px|left|''Roystonea borinquena'' Lemon Grove, CA. These palms are both in flower as of 2009]]

==Habitat and Distribution==
==Description==
==Culture==
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[[Category:ROYSTONEA|borinquena]]

Chamaedorea plumosa

2009-10-14T06:15:20Z

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[[Image:C. plumosa grp.jpg|left|thumb|300px|Inland So. California]]
[[Image:Chamaedorea plumosa male flowers.jpg|300px|left|thumb|Male Flowers]]
[[Image:House-025.jpg|thumb|Lemon Grove, California]]
[[Image:House-022.jpg|thumb|Lemon Grove, California]]
[[Image:House-023.jpg|thumb|Lemon Grove, California]]
[[Image:House-021.jpg|thumb|Lemon Grove, California]]
== HABITAT ==
''' ''Chamaedorea plumosa'' ''' is endemic to Chiapas, Mexico.

== DESCRIPTION ==
This slender trunked solitary species grows rapidly to 10-12ft/3-3.6m with a trunk of less than 2 in/5cm. The many thin plumose leaflets (from which the epithet derives) are clustered in groups around the rachis.

== CULTURE ==
Often described as the most sun tolerant ''Chamaedorea'', and with its compact rapid growth habit, it is curious this palm is not seen more in smaller suburban landsacapes. A small grouping can be a nice accent in any garden. It can take some frost, and since it can tolerate less than constant moisture, it should be one of the more popular Chamaedoreas. A thick layer of chunky mulch can be pilled up against the trunk in dry climates to promote growth of prop roots. Once desired amount of roots are formed, the mulch can be lowered to grade level to reveal this interesting feature.

== CURIOSITIES ==
Several small groupings of these palms have been noticed to be exclusively male. Since they all originate from seed, this would appear to be purely coincidence. Further verification of this phenomenon would be interesting. Chamaedorea are dioecious, male, and female flowers, on separate plants.
[[Category:CHAMAEDOREA|plumosa]]