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Looking for ID for medium palmate - Thailand


John Eve

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Can anyone help identify this palm from these photos?

Photos from a garden in Chiang Mai, Thailand, but palm is from who-knows-where?
Medium size palm,; trunk perhaps 25 cms diameter; height 6 - 8 metres. Note leaves are heavily curved.

Fruit about 10 mm width, seeds quite flat with distinct  indentations.

I nick-named it 'fake elephant' because I first confused it with Thailand's 'Elephant Crying' palm, Borassodendron machadonis

Thanks for any help.

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TH_palm seed ID_Raja Fake elephant_8333_resize.JPG

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Thanks .. I had ruled Sabal Palmetto out, because the tree from which I collected seeds was significantly smaller, with a thin trunk. But the curved fronds and seeds do look similar, so I should get back to examine the mother tree again.

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Livistona chinensis?

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elevation 328 feet

distance from mediteranean sea 1,1 mile

lowest t° 2009/2010 : 27F

lowest t° 2008/2009 : 33F

lowest t° 2007/2008 : 32F

lowest t° 2006/2007 : 35F

lowest t° 2005/2006 : 27F

lowest t° 2004/2005 : 25F

Historical lowest t° 1985 : 18F

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Thats a sabal (note the costapalmate leaves without thorns). Unsure species but one of the small fruited variety so palmetto is likely best bet

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-Krishna

Kailua, Oahu HI. Near the beach but dry!

Still have a garden in Zone 9a Inland North Central Florida (Ocala)

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