it is Ptychosperma macarthurii (H. Wendl. ex H. J. Veitch) H. Wendl. ex Hook. f. Rep. Roy. Bot. Gard. Kew 1882: 55, 1884. Synonyms: Kentia macarthurii H. Wendl. ex H. J. Veitch J. Veitch et al., Catalogue 1879: 26, 1879 (T. Moore, Florist & Pomol. 1879: 114, 1879).
collected from VJBU, Mumbai On May 19, 11:52 am, Dinesh Valke <dinesh.va...@gmail.com> wrote: > Kenneth, many many thanks for the precious link; zeroed to *Ptychosperma > macarthurii* ... ruled out *P. elegans* just as you too have pointed out: > single-stemmed and also seems too tall. > > Shrikant ji, this plant does have leaflets similar to that of fishtail palm, > however not as broad at tip as in *P. caryotoides*. > *P. caryotoides* having habit of single stem with traces of temder green > skin VERSUS *P. macarthurii* having clumping habit with dry-skin makes me > think in favour of the MacArthur Palm. > > Many thanks Yazdi ji for your validating thoughts. > > Below put are interesting links for reference leading me to *P. macarthurii* > > .............................................. > > Ptychosperma caryotoides ... Fishtail Solitaire Palm ... New Guinea ... > Small, single trunk > Ptychosperma macarthurii ... MacArthur Palm ... Australia ... Multiple > stemmedhttp://palm_doctor.homestead.com/palm14.html > > .............................................. > > Ptychosperma caryotoides > Solitary, feather-leafed, crownshaft palm. Trunk to 2 inches thick. Dark > green leaves are wedged shaped. Overall height to 20 feet with a 4-6 foot > spread.http://www.dasignsourcebotanicals.com/plant_details.cfm?id=465 > > .............................................. > > Ptychosperma macarthurii > Clumping, feather-leafed, crownshaft palm. Trunks to 2 inches thick. > Crownshaft and leaves a dark emerald green. Height to 35 feet with a 15-20 > foot spread.http://www.dasignsourcebotanicals.com/plant_details.cfm?id=467 > > .............................................. > > Scientific Name: Ptychosperma macarthurii. Common name: Macarthur Palm . > Small attractive clustering trunk feather leaf palm w/narrow leaflets. > Bright red fruits on a with red to orange infructescence branches. Native to > northern Australia. East to grow from seeds. Attractive as free-standing > groupings or as a accent planting with other tropical vegetation. > > http://www.especies-seeds.com/catalog.php/especiesbotanics/dt68938/pd... > > .............................................. > > Ptychosperma caryotoides Solitare Palm New Guinea Small species > grows up to 30 ft in rainforest mountains Thin trunk. Rare in cultivation. > > Ptychosperma macarthurii MacArthur Palm Australia Slender clumping > palm. Keep warm, moist, protect from wind. > > http://www.hanagardenland.com/hanagardenland14.html > > .............................................. > > Ptychosperma macarthurii > > Scientific Synonymy: > Kentia macarthurii, Saguaster macarthurii, Actinophloeus macarthurii, > Carpentaria bleeseri, Ptychosperma bleeseri, Actinophloeus hospitus, > Ptychosperma julianettii, Ptychosperma hospitum, Actinophloeus macarthurii > var. hospitus > > Common Synonymy: > Bleesers Palm > > Common Name: MacArthur Palm > > http://www.trebrown.com/plant_info.php?species=Ptychosperma+macarthurii > > .............................................. > > Regards. > > > > > > On Wed, May 19, 2010 at 7:58 AM, Gurcharan Singh <singh...@gmail.com> wrote: > > We have simial in Delhi as Dypsis lutescens > > > -- > > Dr. Gurcharan Singh > > Retired Associate Professor > > SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007 > > Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018. > > Phone: 011-25518297 Mob: 9810359089 > >http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/<http://people.du.ac.in/%7Esinghg45/> > > > On Wed, May 19, 2010 at 12:49 AM, Yazdy Palia <yazdypa...@gmail.com>wrote: > > >> Dear Friends, > >> It should be Ptychosperma macarthurii. Please check the links > >>http://www.palmguide.org/images.php?family=ARECACEAE&genus=Ptychosperma > >>http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/showimage/45895/ > >> Incidentally, I have four such clumps at the two entrances to our > >> home. Once again I did not know the name or species, till You guys > >> kindled the interest by this mail. > >> Regards > >> Yazdy. > > >> On Tue, May 18, 2010 at 11:44 PM, shrikant ingalhalikar > >> <le...@rediffmail.com> wrote: > >> > This would be Ptychosperma caryotoides. Pls note the tip of leaflets > >> > that resemble the Caryota leaflets. Regards, Shrikant > > >> > On May 18, 8:05 pm, Kenneth Greby <fstf...@yahoo.com> wrote: > >> >> Dinesh-- > > >> >> What is the diameter of the stems? Is the 3-4m height that of clear > >> trunk? > > >> >> I'm leaning toward a Ptychosperma species, perhaps P. elegans. But > >> it's possible it could be a Chamaedorea. > > >> >> Regards-- > >> >> Ken. > > >> >> ________________________________ > >> >> From: Dinesh Valke <dinesh.va...@gmail.com> > >> >> To: efloraofindia <indiantreepix@googlegroups.com> > >> >> Sent: Tue, May 18, 2010 7:54:34 AM > >> >> Subject: [efloraofindia:35196] DV - 15MAY10 - 0425 :: pencil palm > > >> >> Dear friends, > >> >> ID please, > >> >> ... do not go by the name, pencil palm ... coined the name because the > >> stem looks to me, pencil-thin !! > > >> >> Date/Time: May 15, 2010 at 4.25pm IST > >> >> Location Place: Veermata Jijabai Bhosale Udyan premises, car parking > >> area near Dr Bahu Daji Lad Museum > > >> >> Altitude: 10 m > >> >> GPS: 18°58'46.04"N, 72°50'4.06"E > > >> >> Habitat : > >> >> garden > >> >> Type: ... > > >> >> Plant > >> >> Habit : tree (palm) > >> >> Height: about 3 - 4 m > >> >> Length: - not a climber - > > >> >> Leaves > >> >> Type: pinnate-compound, spirally arranged > >> >> Shape: ... > >> >> Size: about 2 m > > >> >> Inflorescence > >> >> Type: ... > >> >> Size: ... > > >> >> Flowers > >> >> Size: ... > >> >> Colour: ... > >> >> Calyx: ... > >> >> Bracts: - no bracts - > > >> >> Fruits > >> >> Type: ... > >> >> Shape: ... > >> >> Size: ... > >> >> Seeds: ... > > >> >> Other > >> >> Info > >> >> Fragrance: ... > >> >> Pollinator: ... > >> >> Uses: ... > > >> >> Too much of "do not know" !! > > >> >> Regards. > > >> >> -- > >> >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > >> Groups "efloraofindia" group. > >> >> To post to this group, send email to indiantree...@googlegroups.com. > >> >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > >> indiantreepix+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com<indiantreepix%2bunsubscr...@goog > >> legroups.com> > >> . > >> >> For more options, visit this group athttp:// > >> groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix?hl=en. > > >> >> -- > >> >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > >> Groups "efloraofindia" group. > >> >> To post to this group, send email to indiantree...@googlegroups.com. > >> >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > >> indiantreepix+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com<indiantreepix%2bunsubscr...@goog > >> legroups.com> > >> . > >> >> For more options, visit this group athttp:// > >> groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix?hl=en. > > >> > -- > >> > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > >> Groups "efloraofindia" group. > >> > To post to this group, send email to indiantree...@googlegroups.com. > >> > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > >> indiantreepix+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com<indiantreepix%2bunsubscr...@goog > >> legroups.com> > >> . > >> > For more options, visit this group at > >>http://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix?hl=en. > > >> -- > >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > >> "efloraofindia" group. > >> To post to this group, send email to indiantree...@googlegroups.com. > >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > >> indiantreepix+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com<indiantreepix%2bunsubscr...@goog > >> legroups.com> > >> . > >> For more options, visit this group at > >>http://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix?hl=en. > > > -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > > "efloraofindia" group. > > To post to this group, send email to indiantree...@googlegroups.com. > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > indiantreepix+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com<indiantreepix%2bunsubscr...@goog > > legroups.com> > > . > > For more options, visit this group at > >http://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix?hl=en. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "efloraofindia" group. > To post to this group, send email to indiantree...@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > indiantreepix+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group > athttp://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "efloraofindia" group. 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