Can anyone identify this seedling from Jamaica?

[Dave near Akron]

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[Jimhardy]

What did the seed look like?

[Dave near Akron]

It was about the size of your little fingernail with a brown shell or skin over the seed.

[Missi]

No idea about the species, but the horizontal line is damage. Do you have pics of the seed?

[Dave near Akron]

Here are a couple

[PalmatierMeg]

How big are those seeds?

I've been to Jamaica a couple times as well as a slew of other islands and was totally disenchanted with the palm selection, at least in the touristy areas. Nothing but Washingtonias (?!) and Adonidias. All those tropics with native palms and all someone comes up with are tiresome ubiquitous imports from Cali and Asia. If I had to guess, that mystery bifid leaf may be Adonidia. No photos of mother? I've also heard the Caribbean islands also plant a lot of Ptychosperma elegans (also from Asia). Probably because they figure foreign tourists expect pinnate palms - coconuts - and don't consider Coccothrinax, Copernicia etc. to be "real" palms. Or perhaps the "usual suspects" are cheap, plentiful and easily replaceable.

[Dave near Akron]

The seeds are about the size of your little finger tip. No photos of the mother as a tree trimmer at the resort gave me a collection of seeds to take home.

[Frond-friend42]

14 hours ago, Missi said:

No idea about the species, but the horizontal line is damage. Do you have pics of the seed?

I think that is reflected light.

A single strap leaf followed by a bifid leaf? Am I seeing that right?

[Jimhardy]

It looks like a Ptychosperma macarthurri  

Macarthur palm

 

[Dave near Akron]

I'm very new to this but it has 2 bifid leaves and they all have some of the tan marking on them

[palmsOrl]

On 3/31/2021 at 3:17 PM, Dave near Akron said:

It was about the size of your little fingernail with a brown shell or skin over the seed.

Sounds (and kind of looks like) Sabal.

Edit: I just looked at the other photos showing the bifid leaves.  I also say Ptychosperma.

[Dave near Akron]

Thanks for the information 

[Butch]

On 4/1/2021 at 6:18 AM, Missi said:

No idea about the species, but the horizontal line is damage. Do you have pics of the seed?

I'm far from an expert, but I agree with this... I had some foxtail seedlings do the same...

 

Butch

 

 

Edited April 4, 2021 by Butch

[Missi]

22 hours ago, Butch said:

I'm far from an expert, but I agree with this... I had some foxtail seedlings do the same...

Can you imagine if it kept this pattern?! 

[Missi]

I looked up Adonidia and Ptychosperma seeds and they seem more oblong and pointed than the above pics show. Your seeds/seedlings somewhat look like Dypsis lutescens/areca.

[Butch]

8 minutes ago, Missi said:

Can you imagine if it kept this pattern?! 

Yea... I thought I had something special when these came up.... But I think it happened, because I had covered a bunch of seedlings with some fresh planters mix, then these grew through the mix... Light, then no light, then light again... They looked pretty cool for awhile though....

Butch