Hello all and Rashida ji I have identified this plant during my Research and got it Confirmed by Palm expert A.R. Kulkarni, ex professor of Mumbai University. he has got specialist knowledge in Palms and has created Palm garden at Kalina Univeristy campus, Mumbai Univeristy, Santacruz. seee the differences in drupes of both species
*Oreodoxa regia* H.B.& K. Gen. & Sp. *1:* 305, 1815; Cooke, Fl. Pres. Bombay *3:* 321, 1958 (Repr.); Blatt. Palms Brit. India & Ceyl. 396, t. 73, 1978 (Repr.); Sharma *et al*, Fl. Mah. St. Monocot. 204, 1996. *Synonyms: **Roystonia regia *O. F. Cooke in Bailey Man. Cult. Pl. 173, 1949. *Common name:* Cuban Royal palm, Bottle palm. fruit a drupe, g*lobose-obovoid, acute at apex*, 1-1.5 cm long. * * *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.* *drupe oblong-ovoid with accrescent calyx and corolla, olive green turns to orange and then to blood red, mesocarp orange pulpy, 1.8-3.5 x 1.8 cm** * *http://toptropicals.com/cgi-bin/garden_catalog/cat.cgi >>>**Adonidia** **merrillii and search* *Regards* *Satish Pardeshi* On Thu, Jul 15, 2010 at 7:30 PM, promila chaturvedi < thegardener.chaturv...@gmail.com> wrote: > Dear all the members, > I have this plant of Royal palm with me for more than 30 years. First in > pot and for last 27 years it is in ground. In Delhi I have seen these old > trees only on Syam Nath Marg opposite Old Delhi Railway station. On other > places they are not so old. Never saw them in bloom though fish tail palm, > when mature, blooms profusely here in Delhi. This year when I observed bloom > on my tree I asked SARKARI HORTICULTURE AFSARS. I was told that it starts > blooming arround 30 years of age. I am now waiting for the bloom to open. > Promila > On Thu, Jul 15, 2010 at 7:15 PM, Rashida Atthar > <atthar.rash...@gmail.com>wrote: > >> 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. <satishparde...@gmail.com>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 <tanaybos...@gmail.com> 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 <sahanipan...@gmail.com >>> >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 >>> > > <thegardener.chaturv...@gmail.com> 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 < >>> > > sahanipan...@gmail.com> >>> > > > 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) >>> >> >> > -- Satish Pardeshi Plant Taxonomist Mumbai, Pune
