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OC2Texaspalmlvr

By OC2Texaspalmlvr
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So I took this pic at a botanical garden in Kauai and I couldn't find any tag when I was there. To this day I'm still puzzled by what it is. The spiral old leaf bases throws me for a loop. For scale it's the same size as a large P.Canariensis but smaller diameter trunk 

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T J 

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Looks like an oil palm 

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Yep, Elaeis guineensis, African Oil Palm.

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Lived in Cape Coral, Miami, Orlando and St. Petersburg Florida.

OC2Texaspalmlvr Grand Master

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Thanks so much, now I can say I have seen 1 now haha. From the pics this particular one is a specimen especially with the prominent spiral leaf bases. 

T J 

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