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john_ny
01-29-2010, 09:05 AM
The first one is a tree, in Fort Lauderdale. I was told it was a Florida native. The leaf is about 5 inches long, and rough; kind of like a cow's, or a cat's tongue. The seed pods are about an inch long. There are clusters of little orange flowers, each about the size of a dime. The trees appeared to be quite severly damaged from the recent cold weather.

http://www.johngrows.com/UnknownTreeTPIE2010.jpg

The next two are palms. I only have the seeds, and I don't know if they can be identified from just that.

http://www.johngrows.com/Palm1TPIE2010.jpg

http://www.johngrows.com/Palm2TPIE2010.jpg

turtile
01-29-2010, 09:23 AM
The last two look like queen palm fruits.

Abnshrek
01-29-2010, 09:54 AM
There's no size reference like a zippo lighter to see how big the seeds are. If they are in the same pic are they all from the same tree? The Tongue tree is listed in florida trees. I saw it a couple weeks back but didn't keep the link.

sunfish
01-29-2010, 11:52 AM
Cordia sebestena, Orange Geiger Tree. (http://www.rareflora.com/cordiaseb.htm)

File:Geiger Tree (Cordia sebestena) fallen fruit in Hyderabad, AP W 265.jpg - Wikimedia Commons (http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Geiger_Tree_(Cordia_sebestena)_fallen_fruit_in_Hyderabad,_A P_W_265.jpg)

john_ny
01-29-2010, 04:36 PM
The Geiger tree seems right; thanks. I'll try to get some better pictures of the palm seeds. They are actually two different ones. The seed pod/fruit of the ones in the top photo are about half the size of those in the lower photo.

sunfish
01-29-2010, 06:44 PM
The seed in the last pic are to red for Queen palm seed.

Abnshrek
01-29-2010, 07:49 PM
In the last pic the two top ones look like Pindo seeds, The middle 2 no clue and the bottom 2 look like pygmy date palm seeds

musaboru
01-29-2010, 11:13 PM
The last picture looks like the seeds of the Christmas palm (Adonidia merrillii). Very tropical palm, commonly planted in S. Florida. A very rare palm to find in So Cal though.

Caloosamusa
01-30-2010, 05:10 PM
Cordia sebestina, Roystonia regia, and the Christmas Palm ( I don't know genus and species) but is is asian in origin. Cordia sebestina is native to the Caribbean and South Florida, and Rostonia regia is the Cuban form of Royal Palm.

I hope this helps! :2239: