Pritchardia hillebrandii?

[Matt in OC]

No label when I purchased it. It was planted as a modest 5 gal. in February 2015. Thanks!

 

 

[Tyrone]

That's a beauty. I'm no Pritchardia expert but that looks special. Where's Don Hodel? He will know.

[Matt in OC]

Any guesses?

[Palmaceae]

Maybe Pritchardia martii?

[Matt in OC]

1 hour ago, Palmaceae said:

Maybe Pritchardia martii?

Thanks. I was thinking that but thought martii would have more gold on the bottom of the leaf. 

[Pete in Paradise Hills]

2 hours ago, Matt in OC said:

Any guesses?

Glabrata? Insane growth rate on mine as well 

[quaman58]

Could well be hillibrandii; not martii I think. A really nicely grown one regardless.

[Sabal Steve]

I got a pritchardia, 4-5 years ago, as a 15 gallon. It’s grown well, and was sold as hillebrandii which I have no reason to doubt.  I noticed variegation on a few of the petioles, and I was wondering if that was normal.   Any thoughts?

 

[Sabal Steve]

[Sabal Steve]

[mike in kurtistown]

Can't really give an ID, but can offer a couple of suggestions. P. hillebrandii has undulating leaves, unlike the ones shown and broader leaflets, giving it a "rougher" appearance. P. martii has a distinct brownish white tomentum under the leaves, but you need the right light to see it clearly. Both beccariana and napaliensis tend to have flattish or cupped leaves without the abaxial tomentum, but I'm not ready to make that call. P. glabrata has pendulous leaf tips. Hope this helps a little.

[Sabal Steve]

8 minutes ago, mike in kurtistown said:

Can't really give an ID, but can offer a couple of suggestions. P. hillebrandii has undulating leaves, unlike the ones shown and broader leaflets, giving it a "rougher" appearance. P. martii has a distinct brownish white tomentum under the leaves, but you need the right light to see it clearly. Both beccariana and napaliensis tend to have flattish or cupped leaves without the abaxial tomentum, but I'm not ready to make that call. P. glabrata has pendulous leaf tips. Hope this helps a little.

Thanks, Mike.  Yeah, who knows; the last few leaves have been wide and flat.  Any thoughts on the variegation?

[GottmitAlex]

Not armed. Nice. Whatever it may be, it's beautiful. And I'm no, pardon the pun, fan of fan palms.  Exceptions are Copernicias and Bismarkias

 

 

 

 

Edited September 5, 2019 by GottmitAlex

[quaman58]

Boy, they’d really blown up Steve. Agree with Mike that seems like like leaf blade is usually more undulating on hillibrandii. Regarding the color on the petioles, I’ve got a couple that have that yellow mid rib that runs right through the leaf. One is lanaiensis, although that ID is a toss up as well. Sorry I can’t be more helpful.

[mike in kurtistown]

I checked several species of loulus that I have growing here for what I thought I remembered, specifically a line of color on the lowest part of the underside of the petiole. There is a stripe. Color ranges from yellow to light green. On some, tomentum on the petiole obscures the stripe on the upper part of the underside of the petiole. Is this the "variegation" you were describing?

[Sabal Steve]

13 minutes ago, mike in kurtistown said:

I checked several species of loulus that I have growing here for what I thought I remembered, specifically a line of color on the lowest part of the underside of the petiole. There is a stripe. Color ranges from yellow to light green. On some, tomentum on the petiole obscures the stripe on the upper part of the underside of the petiole. Is this the "variegation" you were describing?

Yeah.  It’s odd, because there are yellow, and lime green stripes - some obscured by tomentum, as you describe.  Some of the petioles have multiple tracks of striping, which all have distinct edges.