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Piccabeen Palm

Archontophoenix cunninghamiana

Photo by CoralAvery
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Field Notes

Description:

Colorful, round, and growing off of a palm tree.

Habitat:

An Australian palm grown in our backyard.

Notes:

"It can grow up to and over 20 metres tall. Its flower color is violet and the red fruits are attractive to birds. It flowers in midsummer and has evergreen foliage.
In the United States, the palm is commonly cultivated in California from San Luis Obispo south to the Mexican border and in coastal South Florida (wikipedia)."

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Archontophoenix cunninghamiana

Species ID Suggestions

Piccabeen Palm

Archontophoenix cunninghamiana
CindyBinghamKeiser
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Comments (9)
CoralAvery
There should be a new mission with Palm Trees of the world because there are so many different species! :P
CoralAvery
Thank you so much for the ID Cindy!! Must have been very difficult to find! :)
Dan Doucette
Fishtail palm is the one I'm the most familiar with, but the fronds from the last photo don't match.
Arun
looks like fishtail palm tree (Caryota)
CoralAvery
Not sure, it could be but there's just so many different species
Dan Doucette
Great, thanks. My knowledge of palms is very limited but do you think this could be a type of Areca palm - Areca sp? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Areca
CoralAvery
I added a photo, it's right next to another species of palm tree though. The fronds are long, green, and are very high up in the tree.
Dan Doucette
CoralAvery it would be great if you added a photo of the palm fronds and/or the overall palm tree to help with ID.

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PublishedJuly 29, 2011

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