Areca concinna

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A Macrocalyx var "Marie"

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A Alba never sets seed

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A ?????? New Guinea?

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A Concinna (on right) seed comparison with triandra.

[ariscott]

Hi all

I'm just going off wot Arden told me years ago Michael,

next time ya see him ask him he'll know other differences dude.

Hey Ari, I think i have a spare A. macrocalyx when are

you guys coming down next I'll keep it aside, have you

got A. subicaulis a truely stunner of a palm small

I've got all but two ya want.

Cheers Guys, Mikey

Yes please... Mikey. I did have A. subicaulis, but I am not sure whether I still do. I had a few seedlings dampen off last year... Just keep them for me, if you can.

Justin,

Stunning!!!! Thanks for posting. I love your A. macrocalyx and the rest. BTW, your A. catechu alba, does it have green leaves or yellow?

Regards, Ari

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The A Alba has fairly green leafs, they were more yellow when it was younger, but then it got a lot more sun?

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Woohoo thats good news Meg I hope your palm keeps recovering.

The fruit on the seeds was sort of well, not juicy but it was really hard to clean off the seeds. They certainly didn't have the abundance of flesh like a Wodyetia seed.

Did'nt read the post properly before, A triandra seeds are very hard to remove the pulp from, not that one has to, just sow them like all arecas.

BUT A Concinna comes off extremely easily

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PS

And have quite thick pulp!!!!

My guess is yours is a triandra:(

I'll send you a few seeds if you like:D

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Whats up with these smilies, dont always work.

Anyone else had this serious problem:drool:

Now they work

[aussiearoids]

you have to click the mouse after putting in a smiley yes ,, or it disappears ha ..

So Matts seeds could be triandra ,,, OK can I have some real concinna seeds to Justin ... or do you have a few pots ???

That other unusual one I got from you succumbed to ROG [ ride on glance ] combined with CDU [= critter dig up ] and finally carked it .

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Can give you all the pots you want, but alas their all empty.

I've put some seeds aside for you thought

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I meant though:mrlooney:

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Sorry I did not type Mr Loonney

Its those damn smillies again

[doranakandawatta]

On 29/11/2010 03:09:40, aussiearoids said:

So Mikey [ or anyone ] what other differences between concinna and triandra ?

What Peter called triandra at Whyanbeel must have been comcinna cause it smelt fantastic sort of lemony sweet mmmm mmmm

It was a very fast grower with massive tall stems

nearly like bamboo ....

and PACSOA mention "Rarely seen in cultivation (most plants sold as A. concinna are actually A. triandra ) "

 

OR does concinna smell different to triandra and thats the only way to tell them apart ?

Actually I really feel it's difficult to make the difference between A. concinna and A. triandra;
Since Areca concinna is indigenous in Doranakanda gardens and a real weed, I noticed that the wonderful fragrance you mention belongs more to Areca catechu; some mornings it happened I woke up with this lovely fragrance.
So I would say A. concinna flower is not fragrant, but maybe I am wrong.

Anyway I am glad I can do garden work surrounded by this fragrance some days.

And squirrels love the fruits:

 

[doranakandawatta]