Video of Hemithrinax ekmaniana in habitat in Mogotes de Jumagua

[GMann]

Back from our trip to Cuba,  drones are illegal there so I tried out a 360 degree camera on a long selfie stick. Footage came out pretty good. Here is Hemithrinax ekmaniana in habitat in Mogotes de Jumagua. A pretty difficult palm to get too. There wasn't really any path up the Mogote, the National Reserve guide just hacked a path through the brush with a machete. But the views from the top were spectacular, definitely worth the hike.

Watch on my twitter, or here: Odysee.com/@PalmSavanna/HemithrinaxEkmaniana

[Dave-Vero]

A spectacular little video, great emulation of drone.  Also a great show of habitat specificity.  Roystonea forest downstairs, Hemithrinax on a narrow strip of cliff.   This sort of narrow habitat is not restricted to the species-rich tropics.  The Rocky Mountains have plenty of substrate-restricted plants (a botanical rule is to look carefully at limestone, anywhere).  I think California has a few serpentine rock specialists.   Mountains tend to be great breeders of diversity, which is why there might be a few more Trachycarpus hiding in southern China's mountains.

 

[GMann]

Here are some pics from the mogotes

 

[palmaddic]

These are awesome pictures. Here is mine, growing in South Florida. 

[aztropic]

Also a great miniature palm for Arizona gardens! I have a few planted out around my yard doing wonderfully, plus, I'm growing lots of these from seed too. 

 

aztropic 

Mesa, Arizona 

[flplantguy]

They are like a palm version of a truffula tree, ecological issues and all.  Amazing plants.