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kentiopsis · 11-07-2011, 06:43 PM

I think the previous posters may be right that the gray-blue palm is a juvenile Bismarckia nobilis. It could also be the blue latan palm, Latania loddigesii, but it's hard to tell. Juvenile palms are notoriously hard to identify. Beware, both the Latania and Bismarckia get much, much bigger than the one in the picture. The one below the Bismarckia/Latania looks like Dypsis lutescens. In the nursery trade it's known as the "areca palm," despite it's not part of the genus Areca at all. It's also known as the "golden cane palm."

The Areca lutescens and Bismarckia nobilis are native to Madagascar, and the Latania loddigesii, is native to Mauritius.

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kentiopsis kentiopsis Location: Khonkaen, Thailand, an agricultural and horticultural center in NE Thailand Find me on the map! Zone: Unknown, but tropical Name: kentiopsis Join Date: Jul 2011 Posts: 80 BananaBucks : 31,808 Feedback: 0 / 0% Said "Thanks" 27 Times Was Thanked 103 Times in 47 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 13 Times	Re: The last of the unknowns from the FNGLA show. I think the previous posters may be right that the gray-blue palm is a juvenile Bismarckia nobilis. It could also be the blue latan palm, Latania loddigesii,* but it's hard to tell. Juvenile palms are notoriously hard to identify.* Beware, both the Latania and Bismarckia get much, much bigger than the one in the picture. The one below the Bismarckia/Latania looks like Dypsis lutescens. In the nursery trade it's known as the "areca palm," despite it's not part of the genus Areca at all. It's also known as the "golden cane palm." The Areca lutescens and Bismarckia nobilis are native to Madagascar, and the Latania loddigesii, is native to Mauritius.