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Tetepare Island in the Solomons

FNQ Marcus

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A couple of years ago before I got serious about palms I took a bunch of "plant" photos while on Tetepare island in the Solomons.

(The largest uninhabited island in the pacific.)

Lucky a couple of them featured palms :)

Identifications would be most welcome.

It's an amazing place to visit if you like all things green, and am seriously considering going back there in the near future to have another look around.

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Palms in the Rainforest

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And More rainfroest with palms

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Okay... not a palm in sight, but the next best thing - a pandanus and I couldn't leave out our guide Tumi.

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Our private nature reserve in Far North Queensland, Australia.
Too much rain in the Wet season and not enough in the Dry. At least we never get frost.

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That's pretty cool - how big is the island?

Resident of Puerto de la Cruz, Tenerife, San Diego, CA and Pahoa, HI.  Former garden in Vista, CA.  Garden Photos

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It's either Licuala lauterbachii or maybe L. naumanii, maybe the only two species that are native to the islands with split leaves. L. naumanii can have up to 12 segments to a leaf with one being much longer and wider than the rest. Your plant in the photo appears to show this.

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Justin - It's about 120 square kilometres. When i was there I was one of only four "white fellas" the rest were cooks guides and rangers from a neighbouring island.

Jeff - Thanks for that. I actually did see two different species of fan palm while I was there, so now I know what both most likely were.

www.sheoakridge.com
Our private nature reserve in Far North Queensland, Australia.
Too much rain in the Wet season and not enough in the Dry. At least we never get frost.

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