Chuniophoenix hainanensis

[Riddler]

Stopped in at Roma Street Parklands today to marvel at the tropical plants and was super impressed by this palm...after trawling the Palmtalk forum i discovered it's Chuniophoenix hainanensis.

 

 

also noticed this A. triandra was about to flower..

while A. vestiaria was already flowering

and Verschaffeltia splendida looks like it struggled over winter and might not make it.

[quaman58]

Great palm, Chuniophoenix. I had assumed that it was similar to C. nana, being small & almost Rhapis-like. But then I saw a larger one at Floribunda. It's a nice palm, much more robust. Now I just need to figure out where to jam it in the garden.

[edric]

Hi Steven, Check out Palmpedia, thanks, Ed  http://www.palmpedia.net/wiki/Chuniophoenix_hainanensis

[Riddler]

I'm like you Bret, I think i underestimated their potential, may have come across one in a nursery before but until the other day didn't realise how good C. hainanensis could look.

[Josh-O]

On 11/9/2015, 6:21:50, quaman58 said:

Great palm, Chuniophoenix. I had assumed that it was similar to C. nana, being small & almost Rhapis-like. But then I saw a larger one at Floribunda. It's a nice palm, much more robust. Now I just need to figure out where to jam it in the garden.

under the windows pane palm