Areca sp. "Wahbo" ?

[Eric F]

Does anyone have any information on this palm? A certain local palm nursery has a few seedlings in stock, but I can't find much about them. The seed is about 2-3 times the size of A. catechu. Maybe Napalm can get one to torture test for me

[NApalm]

Haha. Oh man. The ego took a battering when that macrocalyx carked it.this dry cold wind is making the easiest of palms difficult. Ive seen these around too and often wondered about them. Looking forward to see what people know

[Jeff Searle]

The only closest thing to this name that I've heard of is, Ptychosperma sp. Wotoboho. But as far as a species of Areca, nothing close to this name. Do you have a picture of the palm? It could be something that is already in cultivation, but under it's correct name.

[Eric F]

I'll have to get a picture. These seedlings were around 60cm tall with broad uneven leaflets, fairly dark green, with seeds about 2-3 times the size of A. catechu. It looked a lot like A. triandra at this size, with the exception of the huge seed.

[realarch]

Sounds like something we would have seen in Thailand. I looked through my photos, but didn't see anything labeled as such. Maybe I was thinking of the

one Jeff mentioned. P. wotoboho.

[doranakandawatta]

Sorry, can it be Actinorhytis callaparia, who grows in Srilanka mixed with Areca catechu and called by villagers "Ali-puwak" ; elephant-Areca?

I posted photos of Actinorhytis today, you can com are seedlings pictures.

Phil

[doranakandawatta]

Does it look like these seedlings?

Phil.

[Pedro 65]

Does it look like these seedlings?

Phil.

Yes Phil, your Areca is certainly Areca Warbo which comes from PNG..The Goose sized seed tells all, I remember seeing Clayton ( Utopiapalmsandcycads) with a "bucket full" of these huge seeds years ago.. Keen smart collector Arden of Equatorialexotics has seeding specimens of Areca Warbo,....,note spelling.... WARBO Not Wahbo . Pete

Below is a pic from Utopiapalmsandcycads of Mike Ferrero with Areca Warbo.

[NApalm]

There you go! Palmtalkers are full of it... Knowledge that is

[doranakandawatta]

Can Actinorhytis and Areca do hybrids?

The seeds and seedling on my photos are Actinorhytis from a tree growing on the roadside (Sri Lanka); fruits are red when ripe.

first picture in april, second photo same tree in august, fruits weren't ripe when harvested but seeds have grown.

Where does Areca sp.Warbo come from?

[Eric F]

Thanks for the correction From the look of it, I have nowhere near enough shade to keep this one alive.