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End of the Iconic Nibung palm

doranakandawatta

By doranakandawatta
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doranakandawatta Grand Master

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last august 2016:

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I am almost certain that this palm is one of the rare witness of the work of the british colonial Kew gardens network. 
Reading "Palms" recent article telling us about Singapore Botanic gardens history, it seems obvious that these gardens had strong and frequent connections.
Did this Oncosperma tigillarium come from Singapore? I can't tell, but this palms is mentioned in H.F Macmillan's book in 1914, and old postcards show her in the early years of XXth century.

 

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Philippe

 

Jungle Paradise in Sri Lanka

 

Alicehunter2000 Grand Master

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WOW......EXTREME!

David Simms zone 9a on Highway 30a

200 steps from the Gulf in NW Florida

30 ft. elevation and sandy soil

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doranakandawatta Grand Master

doranakandawatta

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from a film: A Soldier's Film Journal of Ceylon (Sri Lanka) 1944-1945   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S3c3tU9qD5w

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Strangely, this Oncosperma had only 2 trunks in  1944-1945, (12 trunks in 2009).

I would like to write the history of this iconic palm!

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Philippe

 

Jungle Paradise in Sri Lanka

 

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