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Gileno and his fabulous palm collection on brazilian TV

Alberto

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Well,

Thanks for the explanation anyway. I guess I got the answer I asked for. It is great the work Gileno has done putting together a unique collection of plants and it is nice to see this recognized.

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Nice to see you Gileno!!!!! Good job. :)

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9B in the canyon (520 ft. elevation)

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Gileno Machado Grand Master

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Thanks again for the comments everyone.

Nigel, it seems you've progressed nicely with your portuguese...understanding girlfriends often requires many new languages... :winkie:

Mark, Morabeza...what a surprise to realize so much interest for portuguese learning in US. We've had a recent agreement with Portugal and other lusophone countries which resulted in a written uniformity of the language for the first time in history, and they've changed quite a few grammar rules from the past. For us brazilians it is still difficult to understand accents from small villages in Portugal and they also have some trouble with young teenagers in Rio with all that particular slang...but television has done a great job in exposing each side of the Atlantic to each other's accents...

Gene, rozpalms, Ron, David, BS, Christian, John, Moose, Peter...also many thanks...

Kelen, yes, the palha branca was a local name for Allagoptera caudescens, former Polyandrococos. I'm trying to propagate the locally threatned species and sometime in the future maybe help reintroducing it in the northern ranges of the habitat.

Don, MattyB: when are we going to meet again?

Danny Palmazon: Barbara was working and Jr was studying in Recife...they both send regards and wish to visit LA again and get in touch with you all.

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Sirinhaém beach, 80 Km south of Recife - Brazil

Tropical oceanic climate, latitude 8° S

Temperature extremes: 25 to 31°C

2000 mm average rainfall, dry summers

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Gileno...just beautiful! My dream has always been to own a beach property full of palms...now I know that my dream is to be you!

One question : from what I understand (I speak spanish and although some times I get lost with the portuguese accent, I still can understand much of it, especially written), you talked about how the coconut palm spread accross the world by floating coconuts (?). Is that so? Is there any research on the matter? I would love to know more about it, cause it always stroke me that coconut palms grow wildly practically all over the globe. Thanks!

Paleo Faliro, coastal Athens, Greece

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Z4Devil Experienced

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Woooow! Äääähm ... Gileno, when do you have time? Should travel to Brazil ... :D

Congratulation, fantastic palms. B)

Member of the ultimate Lytocaryum fan society :)

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Gileno...just beautiful! My dream has always been to own a beach property full of palms...now I know that my dream is to be you!

One question : from what I understand (I speak spanish and although some times I get lost with the portuguese accent, I still can understand much of it, especially written), you talked about how the coconut palm spread accross the world by floating coconuts (?). Is that so? Is there any research on the matter? I would love to know more about it, cause it always stroke me that coconut palms grow wildly practically all over the globe. Thanks!

Thanks Basilio...having a property on a sandy tropical beach is great for growing coconuts but most of the other palms need a lot more shade and humidity...and less wind.

You should see my apartment downtown...it looks a lot like your balconies...some of the palms here don't even fit in the elevators any more...

I've never been to Greece...many times in Italy though...I've seen terrific pictures of the islands and only imagined it would be easy to grow any tropicals out there. Next year I'm planning to stay longer in Spain (wife's demand) and maybe travelling further east. Who knows we can meet in Athens and break some palm dishes together, along with Kostas... :)

Coconuts have this ability to disperse throughout the oceans (seed flotation) and it is one of the few palms that couldn't have the exact place of origin determined yet, for this precise reason. I still believe it originated in South America, where most of the cocosoid relatives come from, but some authors prefer to imagine the Pacific islands...well, the mystery continues...

Thanks for your reply.

Sirinhaém beach, 80 Km south of Recife - Brazil

Tropical oceanic climate, latitude 8° S

Temperature extremes: 25 to 31°C

2000 mm average rainfall, dry summers

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Gileno Machado Grand Master

Gileno Machado

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Woooow! Äääähm ... Gileno, when do you have time? Should travel to Brazil ... :D

Congratulation, fantastic palms. B)

Verena, honey, where have you been? How many more Lytocaryums have you bought lately? :lol: Sorry I still couldn't find the seeds to mail into Deutschland...

Welcome here anytime.

Cheers

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Sirinhaém beach, 80 Km south of Recife - Brazil

Tropical oceanic climate, latitude 8° S

Temperature extremes: 25 to 31°C

2000 mm average rainfall, dry summers

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Alberto Grand Master

Alberto

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But the word ´´Ou´´(=Or) will always have the pronunciation different from´´O´´ (=The)

To stay´´on topic´´speaking of palms: ´´Coco´´ is the fruit from Cocus nucifera and ´´cocô´´(popular) what remains from a eaten coco etc after evacuating it :lol:

Let ´s stop hijacking this thread :)

Yes lets stop hijacking this thread .... Albertou :mrlooney:

Albertou ,yes Nigel! You got it!!!!

Albertô and not Albertou !!! :lol:

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Carambeí, 2nd tableland of the State Paraná , south Brazil.

Alt:1030m. Native palms: Queen, B. eriospatha, B. microspadix, Allagoptera leucocalyx , A.campestris, Geonoma schottiana, Trithrinax acanthocoma. Subtr. climate, some frosty nights. No dry season. August: driest month. Rain:1700mm

 

I am seeking for cold hardy palms!

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I remember that Plantarun site from botanist Harri Lorenzi had something written about the south american origin of Cocos nicifera but i cannot found it there.....

Carambeí, 2nd tableland of the State Paraná , south Brazil.

Alt:1030m. Native palms: Queen, B. eriospatha, B. microspadix, Allagoptera leucocalyx , A.campestris, Geonoma schottiana, Trithrinax acanthocoma. Subtr. climate, some frosty nights. No dry season. August: driest month. Rain:1700mm

 

I am seeking for cold hardy palms!

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Z4Devil Experienced

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Woooow! Äääähm ... Gileno, when do you have time? Should travel to Brazil ... :D

Congratulation, fantastic palms. B)

Verena, honey, where have you been? How many more Lytocaryums have you bought lately? :lol: Sorry I still couldn't find the seeds to mail into Deutschland...

Welcome here anytime.

Cheers

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Hey, pumpkin :)

Gileno, I have been drowned @ work and was totally k. o. in the evenings ... now the situation is going to normality and I have a little bit more time than some months ago ...

Please keep your eyes opened ... I am sure, you will be successfully. :) This species is nearly one of the most important things for me at this time. B)

Love, Verena

Member of the ultimate Lytocaryum fan society :)

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