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Saturday, 1 December 2012

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Friday, 2 November 2012

Beaucarnea Recurvata



Beaucarnea recurvata (elephant's foot, ponytail palm) is a species of plant in the family Dracaenaceae, native to the states of Tamaulipas, Veracruz and San Luis Potosí in eastern Mexico.[1] Despite its common name, it is not closely related to the true palms (Arecaceae).


Phoenix Reclinata



The Wild date palm or Senegal date palm (Phoenix reclinata, reclinata - Latin, reclining) is a species of flowering plant in the palm family native to tropical Africa, Madagascar and the Comoro Islands. The plants are found from sea level to 3000 m, in rain forest Clearings, monsoonal forests and rocky mountainsides.

Thursday, 1 November 2012

Phoenix Roebelinii


Phoenix roebelenii (Pygmy Date Palm or Miniature Date Palm) is a species of date palm native to southeastern Asia from southwestern China (Yunnan Province), northern Laos and northern Vietnam, (in Dien Bien Province, Ha Giang Province, Cao Bang Province, Lang Son Province).[1][2] The name is sometimes mistakenly cited as roebelinii.


Yucca


Yucca is a genus of perennial shrubs and trees in the family Asparagaceae, subfamily Agavoideae.[2] Its 40-50 species are notable for their rosettes of evergreen, tough, sword-shaped leaves and large terminal panicles of white or whitish flowers. 

They are native to the hot and dry (arid) parts of North America, Central America, South America, and the Caribbean. Early reports of the species were
Confused with the cassav.



Saturday, 27 October 2012

Neo-Dypsis Decaryi



Dypsis decaryi is a palm tree commonly known as the Triangle palm native to the Madagascan rainforest. It can reach 15 metres in Height although it is rarely found that tall outside of its native habitat due to it being relatively new to cultivation.

Tuesday, 7 August 2012

Seaforthia Elegans

Seaforthia, Seaforthia elegans synonym of Archontophoenix cunninghamiana (King Palm, Bangalow Palm, Piccabeen Palm),
This is a single, slender, grey trunked palm to 10m. It carries a small head of semi-erect leaves, each pinnae notched in the typical
Ptychosperma fashion, and produces bright red fruits.

Thursday, 2 August 2012

Syagrus Romanzoffiana

a Palm native to South America, from northern Argentina north to eastern Brazil and west to eastern Bolivia.

Friday, 20 April 2012

Washingtonia Robusta

Washingtonia robusta (Mexican Fan Palm or Mexican Washingtonia) is a palm tree native to western Sonora and Baja California Sur in northwestern Mexico. It grows to 25 m (82 ft) tall, rarely up to 30 m (98 ft). The leaves have a petiole up to 1 m (3.3 ft) long, and a palmate fan of leaflets up to 1 m long. The inflorescence is up to 3 m (9.8 ft) long, with numerous small pale orange-pink flowers. The fruit is a spherical, blue-black drupe, 6–8 mm (0.24–0.31 in) diameter; it is edible, though thin-fleshed.

Sabal Palmetto

Sabal palmetto grows up to 65 ft (20 m) in height (with exceptional individuals up to 92 ft (28 m) in height, with a trunk up to 2 ft (60 cm) diameter. It is a distinct fan palm (Arecaceae tribe Corypheae), with a bare petiole which extends as a center spine or midrib, (costa) 1/2 to 2/3 the length into a rounded, costapalmate fan of numerous leaflets. A costapalmate leaf has a definite costa (midrib) unlike the typical palmate or fan leaf, but the leaflets are arranged radially like in a palmate leaf. All costapalmate leaves are markedly recurved or arched backwards. Each leaf is 5 to 6.5 ft (1.5–2 m) long, with 40-60 leaflets up to 2.6 ft (80 cm) long.

Phoenix Canariensis

Phoenix canariensis is a species in the palm family Arecaceae, native to the Canary Islands. It is a relative of Phoenix dactylifera, the true date palm. It is a large solitary palm, 10-20(-40) m tall. The leaves are pinnate, 4–6 m long, with 80-100 leaflets on each side of the central rachis. The fruit is an oval, yellow to orange drupe 2 cm long and 1 cm diameter and containing a single large seed; the fruit pulp is edible but too thin to be worth eating.

Trachycarpus Fortunei

Trachycarpus fortunei (Chusan Palm, Windmill Palm or Chinese Windmill Palm) is a palm native to central China (Hubei southwards), south to northern Burma and northern India, growing at altitudes of 100–2400 m.[2][3][1] It is a fan palm, placed in Arecaceae subfamily Coryphoideae; tribe Trachycarpeae.