Requesting an ID of a (pretty big) sprouted seed - probably not a palm...

[palmfriend]

 

Hi there,

 

a friend of mine found it this morning on the beach and gave it to me. I am pretty sure that I have not seen such a large seed on any tree here

on our island and having the current of the north-western Pacific in mind, this one could have come from anywhere - from Taiwan (the closest), 

NPG or even Hawaii...

If anyone could take a look at it and let me know what you think - I would be very thankful!

Here it is:

 

Thank you in advance - btw. an Okinawa garden update is planned soon (and we have made some progress over here!) -

 

regards

Lars

 

 

[tropicbreeze]

Pandanus

[happypalms]

Pandanus my guess here’s one in habitat  in corindi beach Australia in my area where I live 

[Stelios]

3 hours ago, palmfriend said:

 

Hi there,

 

a friend of mine found it this morning on the beach and gave it to me. I am pretty sure that I have not seen such a large seed on any tree here

on our island and having the current of the north-western Pacific in mind, this one could have come from anywhere - from Taiwan (the closest), 

NPG or even Hawaii...

If anyone could take a look at it and let me know what you think - I would be very thankful!

Here it is:

 

Thank you in advance - btw. an Okinawa garden update is planned soon (and we have made some progress over here!) -

 

regards

Lars

 

 

Borassus flabellifer

[MikeB]

Nypa fruticans?

[PalmatierMeg]

It looks like some Nypa fruticans seeds I once tried to germinate. If so, that is very cool.

[Pal Meir]

From this palm on Iriomote or more likely from the Philippines:

[OC2Texaspalmlvr]

quick google search for nypas fruticans 

[Alan_Tampa]

Nypa , germinated some in the  before fore times

[palmfriend]

Hi,

 

Thank you for your replies! After being pushed into the right direction I searched the internet for visuals and I think there is no doubt -

Nypa fruticans - which is very 'cool' because I considered once to order seeds.

However, I am not going to build a lake or river delta but I will do my best to create the conditions it needs and I hope it will do well.

Btw. ...

It seems that the newest spear has moved a bit -

 

again, thank you very much!

 

Lars

 

[tropicbreeze]

I checked out some Nypa fruit yesterday and agree it's Nypa. In Pandanus the distal part of the fruit tends to be flattened/blunt. Nypa has more of a protruding apex distally. Otherwise they're quite similar.

[ZPalms]

This is a wishlist palm for me, I think of it often and wish I could simulate brackish water to grow it. to bad it doesn't grow on its own in a pot unless I don't know

Edited July 19, 2023 by ZPalms

[tropicbreeze]

On 7/19/2023 at 1:23 PM, ZPalms said:

This is a wishlist palm for me, I think of it often and wish I could simulate brackish water to grow it. to bad it doesn't grow on its own in a pot unless I don't know

They don't need brackish or saline water to grow. These are growing in a palm garden in Townnsville QLD on the edge of an artificial freshwater lake. Nearby they grow naturally in areas towards the back of mangroves along salt water creeks but where there is also freshwater input. You don't find them on the seaward side where the more salt tolerant mangroves grow.

[palmfriend]

On 7/27/2023 at 9:24 AM, tropicbreeze said:

They don't need brackish or saline water to grow. These are growing in a palm garden in Townnsville QLD on the edge of an artificial freshwater lake. Nearby they grow naturally in areas towards the back of mangroves along salt water creeks but where there is also freshwater input. You don't find them on the seaward side where the more salt tolerant mangroves grow.

Thank you for these pieces of information and the visuals!

I was already thinking about how to mix freshwater with salt water but this seems to be unnecessary - thanks again.

The new spear went on pushing...

...and the pot is now submerged in a bucket filled with water.

I got to admit that I am looking forward to the first unfolding leave.

 

I'll the forum posted -

 

Lars

 

[palmfriend]

Oh, sorry - for the misspelling:

I meant I was looking forward to the first unfolding leaf....

 

 

Lars