It's official: 'Filibusta' is named and a type specimen selected

[richtrav]

Some recent articles about Washingtonia that are worth reading if you have access to them:

 

Genetic and morphological differentiation in Washingtonia (Arecaceae): solving a century-old palm mystery Villanueva-Almanza, Landis, Koenig, and Ezcurra. Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society, Volume 196, Issue 4, August 2021, Pages 506–523, https://doi.org/10.1093/botlinnean/

 

Molecular genetic analysis of two native desert palm genera, Washingtonia and Brahea, from the Baja California Peninsula and Guadalupe Island Klimova,  Hoffman, Gutierrez‐Rivera, de la Luz,  and Ortega‐Rubio . Ecology and Evolution, 2017 Jul; 7(13): 4919 – 4935 doi: 10.1002/ece3.3036      (this one should be available to all online)

 

A Hollywood palm icon unmasked: clinal variation in Washingtonia (Arecaceae) of Peninsular California Villanueva-Almanza, Garcillán, ávila-Lovera,  Pérez, Bejarano, Focht, Ezcurra Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society, Volume 188, Issue 4, December 2018, Pages 406–425, https://doi.org/10.1093/botlinnean/boy066

 

Edited April 20, 2023 by richtrav

[jwitt]

Take a look at the city of Phoenix first palm tree.  Seeds straight from Hawaii! Once this palm was grown, seeds were collected and spread around Phoenix.  

First-YouTube documentary 

Second pic is first palm grown from Hawaii seed. 

Third pic, Phoenix today.

 

Edited April 22, 2023 by jwitt