Palms in Habitat

[mike in kurtistown]

That's some picture!

[Darold Petty]

Several years ago I drove a rental car from Buenos Aires to the falls and back.  Here are a few images,

[mike in kurtistown]

That's some picture!

[mike in kurtistown]

After coping with the weird operation of the system, I would like to offer some more palms in habitat pictures, these from the Thailand pre-tour that took place before the 2012 biennial at Nong Nooch (under serious consideration as a destination for the 2026 biennial). 

Moving through a nature preserve in southern Thailand, we find Arenga caudata:

 

Near the same spot was Arenga hookeriana;

In the same reserve, we found Iguanura polymorpha. I collected seeds that germinated but didn't make it to maturity;

Our ID's of Licuala species were tentative (to be generous about it). We thought this was Licuala merguensis:

and that this was Licuala peltata v. peltata:

Later, we climbed to an elevated limestone area to see Maxburretia furtadoana:

End of part 1.

 

[mike in kurtistown]

Here, an Oncosperma tigillarum looms above the forest canopy:

 

Here, we saw a group of Arenga pinnata by the side of the road:

In the forest, we saw Borassodendron machadonis:

 

There was a plot of land that was used as a headquarters by one of the nature reserves. They prevented the clearing of their property for oil palm planting, so had remaining examples of Orania sylvicola:

We saw rattans everywhere. Unfortunately, none of our group was ready to identify any of the species:

In a seaside environment, we saw mass groups of Phoenix paludosa on high ground immediately adjacent to the water:

 

End of part 2.

[mike in kurtistown]

I started part 3 yesterday, had it all set up, then tried to put a space between two letters, and the whole thing disappeared. Try, try again!

Continuing in our seaside habitat, we find a shore lined with Nypa fruticans:

A closeup pic of the Nypas;

From the boat we were traveling in, we got to see Arenga westerhoutii on the shore:

These Borassus flabellifers look cultivated along a road in Phuket. However, this area is prime habitat for this species, so I include their picture:

Hiking through a forest reserve, we went to a place with TRUNKING Kerriodoxa elegans:

This is Daemonorhops jenkensiana, I don't remember the venue:

Whether these Corypha lecomptei were cultivated or preserved while the house was built is unknown, but it is another species from this locality.

 

 

[JohnnyKarelian]

Arenga engleri in Pingtung, Taiwan

[John Eve]

Oncosperma tigillarium ...... one of the most beautiful of palms in my eyes ..  .in Ranong province, southern Thailand