Licuala triphylla

[Cindy Adair]

The usual story around my jungle. I was clearing debris and saw a palm that I had lost. Not so bad that I now have more than one of these as they are very nice! See the bottom left in this photo.

Anyway the PVC pipe was flat on the ground and the Calathea leaves had covered this tiny one up when fully open.

However I was in this shady cacao growing area in the late afternoon yesterday and the Calathea leaves were beginning to close as they do every night. Soon I removed a few Calathea leaves and took a closer look and see two greenish seeds.

 

I certainly did not expect that on one so small. 

It is so nice to get unexpected presents isn't it! 

So what color should I look for when these are ripe? Who grows this one?

[Mandrew968]

I have killed one! very nice--I would expect the seed to be red--palms of thailand. My parviflora has seed on it too! Just as unexpected, as your find, Cindy :)