Photos at on the island of Mahe in The Seychelles and Victoria Botanical Gardens

[kylecawazafla]

Feeling so fortunate to have had the opportunity to visit this island! 

[kylecawazafla]

[John hovancsek]

Wow, great pics. Thanks for sharing with us

[DeletedAccount14e83d09a24f]

Damn... How beautiful that place is! 

Which is the name of the palm that has Washingtonia-like leaves but it actually holds fruits that resemble coconuts?

[spike]

3 hours ago, kylecawazafla said:

Is that a dypsis hybrid? That's gotta be the most beautiful palm I've ever seen

[mfoster]

Seychelles is one big botanical garden . Reputed as one of the most expensive tourist destinations but hire car and airbnb accomodation are surprisingly cheap. 

[96720]

Beautiful garden!!! Would be nice to have names.

[Fishinsteeg234]

4 hours ago, Alicante said:

Damn... How beautiful that place is! 

Which is the name of the palm that has Washingtonia-like leaves but it actually holds fruits that resemble coconuts?

Lodoicea maldivica, the double coconut. A truly rare, and most magnificent palm. 
https://www.palmpedia.net/wiki/Lodoicea_maldivica

[The Gerg]

Beautiful palms. Thank you for posting these awesome pictures.

[bubba]

Specataculatron! Those double cocolobos are bodacious! Is the heat and humidity beyond summer in So.Fla. or more tolerable?

[kylecawazafla]

Bubba! The heat and humidity feels like a windless Miami summer day. I must say it's pretty intense. Even the nights are hot! There's minimal respite at the higher altitudes.

The beautiful palm with the plumose foliage is a Dypsis madagascriensis. They have naturalized in many places throughout the island. 

[Palm Tree Jim]

Thanks for sharing these great palm species.

[Mandrew968]

Thanks Kyle! Amazing shots you got there-what is that big bifurcated palm? Dictyosperma? Hope all is well with you.

[realarch]

Thanks for the post Kyle, pretty dreamy stuff.

Tim

[Merlyn]

49 minutes ago, Mandrew968 said:

Thanks Kyle! Amazing shots you got there-what is that big bifurcated palm? Dictyosperma? Hope all is well with you.

The sign says Dypsis Madagascariensis on that big split trunk.  I didn't know that they would split like that, but I guess Dypsis do have "doinkers" a lot...

[palmfriend]

These images are spectacular! I definitely enjoyed ALL of them! It must have been 

an extraordinary experience to see the Lodoicea Maldivica inhabitat... 

Thank you so much for sharing!

 

Lars

 

[redant]

Incredible, when I grow up I want to be Kyle 

[D. Morrowii]

If I ever went there I think I would never leave.. Looks really incredible there.

Thanks for sharing! 

[Hilo Jason]

Great pictures Kyle. I’ve been there twice and it’s probably my favorite place on earth. The entire island does feel like a giant botanical garden. Amazing place! 

[Kim]

Oh my heart, be still! bumpity-bumpity-bump! The height and grace of those trunks! The bounteous Lodoicea fruits! The mists over the mountain peaks! The glorious turquoise blue waters! Note to self: begin travel plans, find a spot on the calendar! 

[kylecawazafla]

I was finally able to go through my photos and label the photos from the Botanical Gardens. Identifications can be seen here: Click here for labeled captions

[Than]

Jesus the beauty.... I spent 6 years in Indonesia and it looks similar. Why Europe can't be like that?

[Cindy Adair]

I too have been lucky to visit the Seychelles and your photos brought back those memories again! 

I would love to return!

Thanks so much!

[pohonkelapa]

On 4/10/2022 at 10:09 AM, kylecawazafla said:

Feeling so fortunate to have had the opportunity to visit this island! 

That's amazing stuff!

[pohonkelapa]

[James B]

18 hours ago, ego said:

Jesus the beauty.... I spent 6 years in Indonesia and it looks similar. Why Europe can't be like that?

Give it 100 years it will be lol.