Palms from Thai biennial that caught the eye

[Walter John]

I was mesmerised by this palm in the Hortico Botanico (name ?) shade houses. Areca parens, an endangered palm from the Phillipines as I understand. The whole green appearance captured my eye that's for sure.

[Xenon]

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[BS Man about Palms]

I wish we had been able to spend TWICE the amount of the time in Hortus Botanicus that we did... I missed soooo Much.. really only got to go over the New cal and Dypsis section..

[Daryl]

Wal, I was going to start the same thread last night as nobody has posted any serious palm pics from the biennial yet! Anyway, here are some of mine...

Slender Thai Foxy Ladies

Healthy stand of Adonidias

Beautiful Calyptrocalyx

Orania palindan

Corypha utan

I'd like to see Ken get to the top of this one!

Daryl

[brodklop]

Thanks guys, I was hoping someone would start posting some serious palmy photos

[Daryl]

In no particular order...

Pigafetta filaris

The very rare Corypha taliera

Kentiopsis piersonorium

Stout Medemia argun

Corypha lecomptei dwarfs Wal...

Dypsis 'bejofa' with BS

Lovely Drymophloeus

Young Hydriastele costata with young Ray

[Walter John]

Satakentia

[Walter John]

Here's a couple that caught my eye, but unfortunately my camera went out of action first morning at the Nong and so I thank my ratpack friends for capturing moments like these. Credit to Colin Wilson for these posted photographs.

Golden Adonidia merrillii twin.

Syagrus stenopetala

Copernicia macroglossas

There were hundreds of these variegated foxy lady palms, but I must say they never ceased to capture the eye

Licuala mattenensis var 'Mapu' (hope top see more pics of these posted, Col has more , I'll just bait you with these for now, what a palm)

[chakoro]

Wow ,Wal and Daryl,you blokes sure had a great time wish i was there. How is that Drymophoelus....sure is a bewdy!

Thanks for posting ...love ya work Craig.

[Daryl]

Coccothrinax crinita

You beaut Pinanga

Palminess

Copernicia madness

Mutant Hybrid Dypsis - Cabadae x Pembana

Drymophloeus subdistichus

Calyptrocalyx colour...

[Tassie_Troy1971]

That kentiopsis piersonorium really caught my Eye !

[Daryl]

Astrocaryum standleyanum

Hydriastele beguinii

Filibusta at night

Palmscape around the hotel

Golden Merrillii

Bentinckia beauty

[Daryl]

Wow ,Wal and Daryl,you blokes sure had a great time wish i was there. How is that Drymophoelus....sure is a bewdy!

Thanks for posting ...love ya work Craig.

Craig, we sure did! What an amazing experience. Disneyland for palm freaks!

Daryl

[ariscott]

Those H. costata are nice... although they are supposed to be a lot chunkier?? Well, at least here they are....

[brodklop]

A feast indeed. That Medemia argun is sensational. The Hydriastele costata' are fantastic.

Thanks Daryl and Wal, keep them coming.

[Daryl]

Those H. costata are nice... although they are supposed to be a lot chunkier?? Well, at least here they are....

Hi Ari, I agree, they were a little on the thin side and not as dark as those in QLD or NT. Perhaps they don't like the soil there?

Daryl

[realarch]

Here are a few more, a lot of species I've never heard of.

Variegated A. hookeriana

Areca sp. 'riverbed'

Attalea spectabilis

A. spectabilis close up of seed

Brassiophoenix schumannii

[realarch]

....and more

Copernicia hospita

Copernicia macroglossa

Copernicia rigida

Coccothrinax cupularis

Calyptocaylx flabellatus

[realarch]

more...

Iguanura perdana

Burretiokentia grandiflora

Veitchia metiti

Licuala bayana

Variegated Pinanga coronata

[realarch]

and one more post for tonight...

Pinanga subintegra

Ponapea hosinoi

Reinhardtia paiewonskiana....this one was spectacular!

Schippa concolor

[Daryl]

Wow, I missed half of those...there just wasn't enough time to see it all!

Daryl

[fan palm]

wow! those areca riverbeds look nice! i know what you mean Daryl, i only had a day to have a look around. The last hour or so i was literally running around trying to see everything hahaha

[Walter John]

Agree, I missed heaps from the Horticus Botanicus for example.

[Cindy Adair]

Thank you all so much for posting photos of the many I missed the chance to see! I would have gladly spent an entire day in the Hortus Botanicus section. After taking many "mapu" shots (where I started off the bus), I realized at that rate I would cover only 10%. Then I zig zagged through the rest forced to choose, when I wanted to see EVERYTHING!

[brodklop]

Wow Wow Wow. Keep them coming boys

[Walter John]

Wow Wow Wow. Keep them coming boys

and girls !

[Daryl]

Dwarf coconuts

Bonsai coconut

We'll just let this coconut grow through this elevated walkway!

Lovely Hydriastele

I'm sure there's some Piggies down this way Daz...

Dwarf beauty

Bentinckia nicobarica was a popular planting everywhere

[realarch]

Daryl, Wal, I was saying the same thing about your photos........never saw those palms, where the heck was I?

[Daryl]

Pelagadoxa

Coccothrinax crinita avenue

View from the top of a tall Corypha

Dypsis hybrids

Livistona inermis

Copernicia baileyana

[kylecawazafla]

OMGGGGGGGGG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[RainForestt Robert]

Thank you for the feast for the eyes, all posters. Really sorry that I missed this biennial, which seems to be one for the ages.

Robert

[PANGEA EXPRESS]

WOA!!!!!

Thanks for posting! Cant wait to go to a biennial some day.

[brodklop]

Daryl that L. inermis looks great with the reddish petiols. I like the use of birds nest ferns on the trunks.

ps. check your pm for the coconut stuff.

[realarch]

Here are a couple more of Livistona inermis. The color of the petiole is amazing.

[palmtreesforpleasure]

Licuala Mattaneansis var Mapu

I could not help myself, had to take all the pictures, never likely to see this site again.

and the species went and on, Daryl is right , a Disney land for palm and cycad nuts

enjoy

Colin

[Cindy Adair]

How did I miss that Livistona inermis!!! Good thing I still have space/memory on my computer to hold all the new additions to my "wish list." Thanks so much for the photos everyone!

[realarch]

Here's another Livistona I'd never heard of that was especially striking, even more so when wet.

[Kennybenjamin]

YEAH..... GREAT PHOTO'S

Missed them until now but some great specimens there!

Not doubting you but does that Areca sp. "river bed" look like a salaca sp.?

There are too many favorite photos to mention, all great... Happy to see more!!!

[Xenon]

:drool: ....Thanks for the pics!!

[Keith N Tampa (ex SoJax)]

Note to self: Next biennial year, don't buy 2nd house. 2 is plenty...go on biennial. You only live once!!!!!