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Olafhenny
01-04-2014, 10:36 PM
...what is this beautiful plant?


<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lungwitz/11765065046/" title="DSC01409 by Golestan2, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3769/11765065046_1aff4f213d_b.jpg" width="768" height="1024" alt="DSC01409"></a>

ez
01-05-2014, 12:03 AM
Bamboo flower

Flowing bamboo in a rainforest on the Big Island (http://www.flickr.com/photos/earthclimate/4361701094/)

Olafhenny
01-05-2014, 12:20 AM
Thank you, Ed, with you around, who needs Google? :ha:

As a matter of fact none of the answers you gave me would have
been available on that search engine.

Thanks again,
Olaf

sunfish
01-05-2014, 12:54 AM
Or is it a palm ?

sunfish
01-05-2014, 01:05 AM
I don't get a thanks ?

Olafhenny
01-05-2014, 01:37 AM
I did thank you, Tony :ha:

Even better, I was working on a reply, while you complained about my lack of
gratitude. :ha:

So here it is:


<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lungwitz/11768743885/" title="DSC00358 by Golestan2, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7332/11768743885_526eaa6428_c.jpg" width="800" height="600" alt="DSC00358"></a>

This is the closest palm I could find in Phu Coq and in my photos, but that is
by no means exhaustive. I do believe, however, that the picture Ed supplied
resembles mine more. Accordingly, pending further evidence, the verdict is
bamboo. :)

But thanks for the effort Tony, :ha:

Olaf

ez
01-05-2014, 01:45 AM
Or is it a palm ?

it could be a palm

yellow and red MacArthur Palm (http://www.123rf.com/photo_19123972_yellow-and-red-macarthur-palm.html)

sunfish
01-05-2014, 11:06 AM
I am sure it is a palm

sunfish
01-05-2014, 11:23 AM
I did thank you, Tony :ha:

Even better, I was working on a reply, while you complained about my lack of
gratitude. :ha:

So here it is:


<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lungwitz/11768743885/" title="DSC00358 by Golestan2, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7332/11768743885_526eaa6428_c.jpg" width="800" height="600" alt="DSC00358"></a>

This is the closest palm I could find in Phu Coq and in my photos, but that is
by no means exhaustive. I do believe, however, that the picture Ed supplied
resembles mine more. Accordingly, pending further evidence, the verdict is
bamboo. :)

But thanks for the effort Tony, :ha:

Olaf






Thanks for trying :lurk:

Bamboo Palm (Chamaedorea seifrizii) | Richard Lyons Nursery, Inc. (http://www.richardlyonsnursery.com/?p=1734)

sunfish
01-05-2014, 11:27 AM
Bamboo flower

Flowing bamboo in a rainforest on the Big Island (http://www.flickr.com/photos/earthclimate/4361701094/)

I'm no bamboo or palm expert but I don't believe this pic is bamboo

sunfish
01-05-2014, 11:29 AM
Bamboo fruit and flowers (http://www.mizostory.org/mizopix/mizpixpages/Bamboo_fruit_and_flowers.html)

Olafhenny
01-05-2014, 01:48 PM
I know precious little about palms, bamboos or bamboo palms for that matter.
but for all it is worth I have a photo, which shows the same (kind of?) palm whole:


<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lungwitz/11781207824/" title="DSC00357 by Golestan2, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3719/11781207824_a3d13dbcc3_c.jpg" width="600" height="800" alt="DSC00357"></a>




I hope that will get you all closer to a settlement between palms, bamboo and
bamboo palms :ha:

Looking at the picture now, the leaves of this palm do look kind of bamboo-like.
That appears to support Richard's ID, at least in my lay opinion, but brings us
no closer to any conclusion as to if the original pic. was from a bamboo or a palm.

Olafhenny
01-05-2014, 02:11 PM
Ooops, I stepped into it with Tony again, by attributing his reference to bamboo
palms in Richard Lyon's Nursery to Richard, a regular contributor here.

Thank you Tony! ...and sorry. :ha:

ez
01-05-2014, 03:46 PM
These are photos of bamboo palm (Chamaedorea seifrizii) flower/fruit very similar to your photo Olaf which makes me believe it's a palm. Another reason in Olaf photo (http://www.bananas.org/f10/tropical-botanists-19670.html#post237096) the way the base of the flowering branch is attached to the trunk.



http://farm2.staticflickr.com/1364/863384467_23a458df35_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/tony_rodd/863384467/)
http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5165/5237095585_6c72ff6435.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/tony_rodd/5237095585/)
Chamaedorea sp. 070127-2864 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/tony_rodd/5237095585/) by Tony Rodd (http://www.flickr.com/people/tony_rodd/), on Flickr




Chamaedorea seifrizii - Blue Bamboo Palm, Bamboo Palm, Reed Palm
http://www.landscapeinfoguide.com.au/imageLibrary/big_201010201730Chamaedoreaseifriziibamboopalm3.jpg
Landscape Info Guide, your premiere landscaping and gardening guide - information, articles, suppliers, photos (http://landscapeinfoguide.com)



I found a thread about bamboo palm at this website palmtalk.org (http://www.palmtalk.org/forum/index.php?/topic/39031-is-this-chamaedorea-microspadix/?p=604442) maybe Olaf could post his photo at palmtalk.org and if it's a palm they will be able to identify it.

Thanks Olaf and Tony for sharing

2woodensticks
01-05-2014, 06:08 PM
washatonia palm???

brod
01-05-2014, 06:53 PM
It could be a Chamaedorea tepejilote a palm

cincinnana
01-05-2014, 07:44 PM
Lady palm,Vietnam, my guess.

Olafhenny
01-05-2014, 07:54 PM
I think, Brod, That you have got it. I had never seen a palm trunk
resembling the one in the original picture and for bamboo the segments were
much too close.

But with the Chamaedorea tepejilote not only the fruit and stem colour, but
also the leaf markings on the trunk jibe.

Thank you Brod, you have solved the riddle at least to my satifaction.

I have copied the following pictures out of Chamaedorea tepejilote - Pacsoa (http://www.pacsoa.org.au/w/index.php?title=Chamaedorea_tepejilote)
for comparison.




http://www.pacsoa.org.au/w/images/3/39/Chamaedorea_tepejilote03.jpg




http://www.pacsoa.org.au/w/images/3/33/Chamaedorea_tepejilote02.jpg

sunfish
01-05-2014, 07:57 PM
What riddle

Olafhenny
01-05-2014, 08:26 PM
The one, Brod solved

sunfish
01-05-2014, 08:31 PM
The one, Brod solved












Oh yeah sure :ha::ha::ha::ha: The what palm is this riddle ?

cincinnana
01-06-2014, 06:51 PM
Olaf,
Where was that photo taken?
Just curious .

Olafhenny
01-06-2014, 07:29 PM
Hi Mike,

in the ruins of an old monestry attached to La Merced Church in Antigua,
Guatemala. It is actually the lead photo to this set:

Antigua Guatemala - a set on Flickr (http://www.flickr.com/photos/lungwitz/sets/72157639415716303/)

Best,
Olaf

Sorry, wrong church. The ruins are attached to the
Church of Iglesia de San Francisco in Antigua, Guatemala

sunfish
03-20-2015, 02:10 AM
I did thank you, Tony :ha:

Even better, I was working on a reply, while you complained about my lack of
gratitude. :ha:

So here it is:


<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lungwitz/11768743885/" title="DSC00358 by Golestan2, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7332/11768743885_526eaa6428_c.jpg" width="800" height="600" alt="DSC00358"></a>

This is the closest palm I could find in Phu Coq and in my photos, but that is
by no means exhaustive. I do believe, however, that the picture Ed supplied
resembles mine more. Accordingly, pending further evidence, the verdict is
bamboo. :)

But thanks for the effort Tony, :ha:

Olaf






Your wrong again :ha: