Jardin Botanico Dominican Republic

[RainForestt Robert]

Prior to the biennial I asked for an ID of this palm that grows outside the fern house of the Jardin Botanico in the DR.  Did anyone see this palm and can offer an identification please.

Thanks

Robert

[Palmarum]

Prior to the biennial I asked for an ID of this palm that grows outside the fern house of the Jardin Botanico in the DR.  Did anyone see this palm and can offer an identification please. Thanks Robert

I walked right up to it, thinking it could be different that what I had as a first impression, but it was not. It is a very robust Ptychosperma elegans. The swollen crownshaft is what would throw people off. It is filled with impending spathes, loaded with inflorescences.

Ryan

[RainForestt Robert]

Thanks Ryan!

[Zac in NC]

Interesting looking palm there. Thanks for sharing Bob.

Zac

[Jeff Searle]

It's always tricky when your in a different part of the world, maybe a botanical garden. Your mind is telling you that you might expect to see many palms that your not customed to seeing. And then you see such a common palm from back home. And you know when you read the plant label on the trunk. It can appear to look different, usually from the different soil, climate or elevation.

[Dypsisdean]

How right you are Jeff. When I moved to Hawaii I had only seen California grown Wodyetias. When I saw them here, I had no idea what they were. Boy did I feel like a rookie.