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Attalea butyracea and Attalea speciosa

Cindy Adair

By Cindy Adair
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Cindy Adair Grand Master

Cindy Adair

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In early November visit to Fairchild (in the rain) these two Attaleas caught my eye. 

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I am not 100% sure which is which, so please help. Thanks!

 

 

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Daryl Grand Master

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Cindy, I would say A.speciosa on the left and A.butyracea on the right. The leaflets on A.speciosa are attached to the rachis at an angle, whereas A.butyracea leaflets come off the rachis at about 90 degrees.

 

regards,

Daryl

 

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

mike in kurtistown Mentor

mike in kurtistown

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Cindy,

I offer a picture. The palms shown were labeled Attalea butyracea and they were in the McBride Garden on the island of Kauai.

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Mike Merritt

Big Island of Hawaii, windward, rainy side, 740 feet (225 meters) elevation

165 inches (4,200 mm) of rain per year, 66 to 83 deg F (20 to 28 deg C) in summer, 62 to 80 deg F (16.7 to 26.7 Deg C) in winter.

steve99 Mentor

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I'm an Attalea fan.   Here's another one : A group planting of  Attalea amygdalina at the Palmatum, Townsville, Nth Qld.

 

 

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mike in kurtistown Mentor

mike in kurtistown

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I'm not an Attalea expert by any imaginative stretch, but I'm not sure about calling the ones in Townsville A. amygdalina. That species is supposed to have a subterranean trunk.

Mike Merritt

Big Island of Hawaii, windward, rainy side, 740 feet (225 meters) elevation

165 inches (4,200 mm) of rain per year, 66 to 83 deg F (20 to 28 deg C) in summer, 62 to 80 deg F (16.7 to 26.7 Deg C) in winter.

Cindy Adair Grand Master

Cindy Adair

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Thanks so much for the photos and identifications! I know extremely little about this genus!

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PalmTreeDude Grand Master

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I love these palms! 

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