Iguanura wallichiana?

[Cindy Adair]

This one belongs to my neighbor and she sent the photo for confirmation of the name. What a beauty! If you need more views to decide I'm still in PR.

Also, what's the simplest way to rotate a photo taken on an iPhone ? Thanks!

[SubTropicRay]

Hi Cindy. The leaves look like Asterogyne martiana.

[Josh-O]

I would have to agree with Ray..

[Cindy Adair]

Thank you for helping out! It does look very similar, but Asterogyne martiana has red fruits, and this one has light orange, almost peach colored fruits. Clean seeds are about 1/4" long.

Above is what Sherry wrote. Any thoughts? I can't find the fruit color for A. spicata for example.

[Cindy Adair]

So here's my Asterogyne martiana from today planted August 2009.

Here's a light colored fruit that I assume is immature.

Here's probably the first mature seed from any palm I've planted! I see it is dark purple like the books say it should be for this species so I picked it.

One more photo as I will share this thread with Sherry so she can see if she thinks this I. D. is correct.

Oh, later I will post a photo of my small Iguanura wallichiana so at least the thread under this topic name will show one photo of this species!

[edric]

Here ya go Cindy, thanks, Ed

[Cindy Adair]

Thanks so much Ed!

[sarasota alex]

Cindy the palm in your original photo is definitely an Asterogyne martiana.

On your other palm - from most of the photos it looks like the inflorescence is spicate (except for one close-up with the hand showing a black fruit where it looks like it may be branching behind the shot). If it is in fact spicate you palm is probably a simple-leaf form of Calyptrogyne ghiesbreghtiana, but definitely not an A. martiana.