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Townsville Palmetum

Richie

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So yesterday the family and I went for a drive to Townsville to pick up a cat from the RSPCA . I managed to get a very quick trip around the Palmetum . The best part is fenced off due to a large colony of flying foxes , so at considerable danger to my health and safety,  over   I went to see what was hiding in the jungle. Here's a nice cabXlepto at the entrance .

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A nice Pinanga Caesia and some Hydriastele beguinii .

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There is a beautiful grove of Carpoxylon macrospermum , and what are the odds of no ripe seeds on any of them , bugger .

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A group of Pelegadoxa henryana and a Phoenicophorium borsigianum .

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Joey altifrons and a Bactris ??IMG_0157.thumb.JPG.cbade824a2d0183b9889b? IMG_0158.thumb.JPG.18f30511403e2c32be544

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Red leaf on Calyptrocalyx sp and a Brassiophoenix maybe.

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A nice Chambeyronia hookeri sits nicely in amongst the rainforest and a pair of Drymophloeus serak bekau blend in the dense jungle. IMG_0161.thumb.JPG.d485f62f36cf179e32c86IMG_0163.thumb.JPG.3acd8bd8c1c9ae8237ca5

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Metroxylon salomonense and a seeding Arenga hookeriana

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Further in the depths of the danger zone , Astrocaryum alatum and astrocaryum sp , i'm liking this second one .

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Biggest Kerrio I've ever seen and a Nenga macrocarpa , I managed to get a couple of seeds off this one.

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Great pics Richie, can't believe the growth since we were there 14 months ago, such a shame to hear the other section is still closed off due to flying foxes 

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A Licuala forest and I think a Dypsis Procera type thingy .

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great pics,thanks for share with us 

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Reinhardtia grouping and something I can't id .

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Licuala triphylla and Caryota ZebrinaIMG_0181.thumb.JPG.aa7f1c5ddbf8fe07be0c7IMG_0182.thumb.JPG.b14a7c15ceebe529b4796

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Last pic before my sons I-pad ran out of battery Heterospathe elata . It is a real shame this area has been fenced off to the public , I hope they can move the flying foxes on so we can enjoy this in years to come. Hope you all enjoyed my hour running around the Palmetum , jumping fences an dodging bat poo .

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Nice photos Richie. I hope they move the flying foxes along before they destroy the garden in the same fashion as the Royal Botanic Gardens in Sydney.

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Gold Coast, Queensland Latitude 28S. Mild, Humid Subtropical climate. Rainfall - not consistent enough!

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Cool pics richie. I was there a few weeks ago but couldnt muster up the courage to sneak through. Its pretty disappointing considering its been that way for 18months or so. Move them on i say!

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Yes, I definitely enjoyed it! 

Rainforest like pictures offer a lot of details to be checked out, you discover always something

new when looking at them again.

Thank you very much for sharing!

best regards

 

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