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Seed identification

Dundo

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Can you help me with this one (sorry for poor quality photos)? I was told that this is a palm seed, as you can see the seed is quite large.. Coin in the photo is same size as a $0.50 coin, and slightly bigger (1mm) than 1 euro coin.

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alien egg

Matt Bradford

"Manambe Lavaka"

Spring Valley, CA (8.5 miles inland from San Diego Bay)

10B on the hill (635 ft. elevation)

9B in the canyon (520 ft. elevation)

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MattyB Grand Master

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I have no idea how large/small your money is? Is it flat on one side like a Caryota seed?

Matt Bradford

"Manambe Lavaka"

Spring Valley, CA (8.5 miles inland from San Diego Bay)

10B on the hill (635 ft. elevation)

9B in the canyon (520 ft. elevation)

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pindo Experienced

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I have no idea how large/small your money is? Is it flat on one side like a Caryota seed?

Matty

the size of a 1 Euro coin is 23.25 mm Almost an inch

Not Caryota for me,

May be Phytelephas macrocarpa (Tagua)

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Dundo Enthusiast

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Matty description of the coin size is in the firs post, i'll repost it: "Coin in the photo is same size as a $0.50 coin, and slightly bigger (1mm) than 1 euro coin."

Thnx Pindo i think you could be right! My seeds really resemble ones in ur photo :)

Here is few more photos, can we confirm that this is Phytelephas macrocarpa seed?

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MattyB Grand Master

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I've never seen any seed like that. It's huge!

Matt Bradford

"Manambe Lavaka"

Spring Valley, CA (8.5 miles inland from San Diego Bay)

10B on the hill (635 ft. elevation)

9B in the canyon (520 ft. elevation)

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Hello Dundo

Where you take / buy that seed ?

Search pictures of Phytelephas sp. seeds in internet, also search for "Tagua"

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Whoa!

Maybe one of the neighbors lost one of his, er, cojones . . . :lol:

On a serious note, where did the seed come from? Did someone bring it back from a trip somewhere? If so, where? Any possible desription, however general, of the plant it came from, if anyone knows?

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Hello Dundo

Where you take / buy that seed ?

Search pictures of Phytelephas sp. seeds in internet, also search for "Tagua"

Regards

That looks like it!

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Here's a link . . . CLICK HERE FOR WIKIPEDIA LINK

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My best friends father gave it to me as a gift cuz he knows i collect palms, he obtained it from a man who said that seeds come from Southern america. He didn't know which species it belongs and only clue was that palm is of tropical origin. I think that Pindo is right and that this seed belongs to Phytelephas genus. I did some research on internet and it really looks like seed from some of Phytelephas species. I am not sure which one but again i think Pindo got it right in first post and that this is Phytelephas macrocarpa after all. (i have fairly large hands so seed may look a little bit smaller than in reality)

If we are right this could be really rare find!

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Anyone? :blink:

Phytelephas macrocarpa are very hard seed and difficult to germinate from what I understand: :bummed:

Coral Gables, FL 8 miles North of Fairchild USDA Zone 10B

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Socratea and Iriartea are possibilities and are more commonly available. Socratea is oblong, while Iriartea is rounder.

Mike Merritt

Big Island of Hawaii, windward, rainy side, 740 feet (225 meters) elevation

165 inches (4,200 mm) of rain per year, 66 to 83 deg F (20 to 28 deg C) in summer, 62 to 80 deg F (16.7 to 26.7 Deg C) in winter.

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Thnaks everyone! I think its Phytelephas sp. after all, seed is almost indentical to online photos of Phytelephas seed.

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