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Matt in OC

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I feel like this should be easy, but I'm being dense. I saw this in the aviary at the San Diego Zoo yesterday. Thanks!

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Looks to be in the Archontophoenix genus to me.

Jim in Los Altos, CA  SF Bay Area 37.34N- 122.13W- 190' above sea level

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Am I wrong in thinking purpurea? Seems like there's a purple tinge to the crownshaft.

Ben Rogers

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I will say Archie Tuckeri or maxima. Definitely an archie...

Paradise Hills, 4 miles inland, south facing slope in the back, north facing yard in the front

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Thanks guys. It was definitely pretty skinny and tall. I don't recall it being purple. I think the flash brought it out a bit.

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It looks like Archontopheonix cunninghamiana growing in a very sheltered location. The only thing causing me to scratch my head a doubt myself is the color of the inflorescence as I can't see a lilac tinge it looks as if thr flowers have fallen off anyway.

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I believe it. There were a few unripe green fruit on the flower and all the way below were several seedlings already popping up.

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It looks a lot like my Pinanga batanensis. The shade prevents their full color in the crownshaft which gets purplish.

William

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It's an Archontophoenix species. A. purpuera has silver undersides to the leaves and a denser crown. The seeds are much larger, little bigger than a marble.

I think that it's A. cunninghamiana. If there were red cereal sized seeds, that would further identify things.

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