Great Satish Pardeshi ji, this is the third possible ID for the tree! Request you to indicate the clinching characteristic please. Thanks.
regards, Rashida. On Thu, Jul 15, 2010 at 3:04 PM, Pardeshi S. <[email protected]>wrote: > Hello all > it is not Roystonea regia (Kunth) O.F.Cook. > it is > Adonidia merrillii (Becc.) Becc. Philipp. J. Sci. 14: 329, 1919. > Synonym: Veitchia merrillii (Becc.) H. E. Moore Gentes Herb. 8: 501, > 1957. > Common name: Manila palm, Merrill Palm. > a few trees of this has been planted in Rajbhawan, Mumbai. > Regards > Satish Pardeshi > > On Jul 11, 9:21 pm, tanay bose <[email protected]> wrote: > > Dear Promila Ji, > > As said by Pankaj ji, I even could not find any reference which states > that > > Royal palm flowers at 30 years of age. All available informations shows > that > > it flowers and set fruits profusely and the mature purple fruits are used > > for propagation of new plants . > > > > Regards > > Tanay > > > > On Sun, Jul 11, 2010 at 7:56 PM, Pankaj Kumar <[email protected] > >wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > Ms. Promila Chaturvedi > > > To my surprise, these palms flower almost every year almost in our > > > colony and school....I couldnt find a reference which says that it > > > flowers in 30 years.... > > > Please do let me know if you come across any. > > > In many nursery these plants are being sold, but to my knowledge, in > > > general conditions, these plants never gives out branches too, to most > > > probably the plants on sale are from seeds. > > > Please do share more info on its flowering if you have..... > > > Regards > > > Pankaj > > > > > On Sun, Jul 11, 2010 at 7:43 PM, promila chaturvedi > > > <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > Dr. Kumar, > > > > Roystonia regia does not have fruits, though it flowers when it is > > > arround > > > > 30 year of age. One, in my house has got some sort of bloom. If it > opens, > > > > I may be able to send a picture or two. > > > > Promila > > > > On Sun, Jul 11, 2010 at 5:28 PM, Dr. Pankaj Kumar < > > > [email protected]> > > > > wrote: > > > > > >> This I think is a Roystonea regia (Kunth) O.F.Cook., commonly > planted > > > >> in the gardens sometimes incorrectly called as Bottle Palm. > > > >> Pankaj > > > > -- > > Tanay Bose > > +91(033) 25550676 (Resi) > > 9830439691(Mobile) >
