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Post by Rosefriend on Jan 14, 2007 9:49:24 GMT
Nope but stick to the Madagascar area - very broadly speaking....
Want a clue?
RF
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Post by Plocket on Jan 14, 2007 18:32:56 GMT
YES!!!!!
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Post by Rosefriend on Jan 14, 2007 18:38:33 GMT
Well it is difficult to say much, as it will make it easy but this palm has a male and a female tree and the photo at the top is the male plant - very difficult to imagine I know  The palm gets it's name from the seeds that is produces - they take over 7 years to ripen and are on the endangered species list. It can only be found in two places in the world - both places belong to a group of Tropical Islands. Enough for the moment - if you still cannot get it I will post a pic of the seeds. RF |
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Post by Susie Snowdrop on Jan 14, 2007 18:44:46 GMT
Is it Dypsis ambositrae............................. ;D  |
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Post by Rosefriend on Jan 14, 2007 18:47:03 GMT
No Susie - sorry.
Rosefriend
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Post by Susie Snowdrop on Jan 14, 2007 18:50:10 GMT
Oh  , that's the only endangered palm I know. Talked about it at college some years ago! Probably not even endangered now.......... S x |
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Post by andy on Jan 14, 2007 18:55:53 GMT
Howea fosteriana aka the kentia or lord Howe island palm ?
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Post by andy on Jan 14, 2007 18:57:47 GMT
or the Coconut palm cocus nucifera
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Post by Rosefriend on Jan 14, 2007 19:01:42 GMT
No to both Andy. I didn't know there were so many types of Palm tree when I started this.
RF
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Post by Plocket on Jan 14, 2007 19:05:14 GMT
Coco-de-mer/Lodoicea maldivica?
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Post by Rosefriend on Jan 14, 2007 19:12:13 GMT
Yes Plocket - I thought that I had said too much. This is the Coco der mer - which is also called Lodoicea seychellarum Labill . Well done.  as you can see both the male tree and the seeds/nuts have incredible shapes. They grow in the Seychelles where I used to live - on the island of Praslin. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coco_de_merRosefriend |
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Post by Plocket on Jan 14, 2007 19:22:19 GMT
It looks like a dried bum!!! It was a pure guess Rosefriend I'm afraid! I remember seeing the HUGE seedpods at Kew - they really are quite amazing.
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Post by sleepysunday on Jan 14, 2007 19:23:50 GMT
Oh my! That's one sexy looking bean ;D
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Post by Rosefriend on Jan 14, 2007 19:25:13 GMT
They polish them up and they really do look like a woman's buttocks. They cost around 300 Euro if you can even get one these days. In the Seychelles they used to adapt them for carrying water and liquids. Good guess Rosefriend |
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Post by Plocket on Jan 14, 2007 19:27:48 GMT
Ta! ;D
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Post by Plocket on Jan 14, 2007 19:31:44 GMT
Ok here's another from me: What is this plant, and is it friend or foe?  |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 16, 2007 8:21:35 GMT
Ground Elder - so a definite foe!!!!
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Post by Plocket on Jan 16, 2007 8:25:51 GMT
Nope not ground elder
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Post by Dr Bill on Jan 16, 2007 12:46:02 GMT
Is it Creeping Dogwood (Cornus canadiensis), in which case friend
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Post by Plocket on Jan 16, 2007 12:55:56 GMT
Nope!
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Post by andy on Jan 16, 2007 13:06:17 GMT
A stab in the dark here....is it coffee (coffea arabica) ?
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Post by Plocket on Jan 16, 2007 13:07:05 GMT
No, but it is foreign!
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Post by Deleted on Jan 17, 2007 23:19:15 GMT
Do you have this plant in your garden Plocket?  |
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Post by Plocket on Jan 18, 2007 8:22:46 GMT
No! As a clue I think it's from Central America - you sometimes hear about it in films!
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Post by sweetleaf on Jan 18, 2007 9:25:51 GMT
Coca ?(sp)
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Post by andy on Jan 18, 2007 10:15:56 GMT
No! As a clue I think it's from Central America - you sometimes hear about it in films! Tumbleweed   |
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Post by Plocket on Jan 18, 2007 10:16:12 GMT
Nope! You won't want to roll in it!!!
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Post by sweetleaf on Jan 18, 2007 10:20:50 GMT
not coca either?
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Post by Rosefriend on Jan 18, 2007 10:21:28 GMT
I would love to answer this Plocket, because I do know what the plant is and I have see it (pics I think) but I cannot for the life of me remember where I have seen it or the name of it.
RF
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Post by Plocket on Jan 18, 2007 10:27:41 GMT
Nope, not cocoa or tumbleweed!!! ;D
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, that's the only endangered palm I know. Talked about it at college some years ago! Probably not even endangered now.......... 
