How to differ Pholidocarpus sumatranus with other Sumatra Pholidocarpus?

[adynepenthes]

Hi,

I found Pholidocarpus sp that not far ( 80 km to northwest from Pholidocarpus sumatranus data location). the fruit is really huge (coconut size), larger than other Pholidocarpus from North sumatra, oval shape , maximal size fruit about 15cm x 12 cm (oval), inner seeds 6-7 cm diametres.

From the tree and leaves, i cant differ from other Pholidocarpus, only fruit size. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Josh-O]

interesting species of palm.

those fruits are really big. are they edible? 

[Tracy]

Would love to see the palms they came off.  Photos?  When they do seed, how many seeds are there?

[adynepenthes]

#John, no local ppl eat this bro.

#Tracy, many fruit, the tree is very like other Pholidocarpus,  fan leaves. but this one s taller.

[User00]

photos of palm please 

[Josh-O]

2 hours ago, adynepenthes said:

#John, no local ppl eat this bro.

#Tracy, many fruit, the tree is very like other Pholidocarpus,  fan leaves. but this one s taller.

Who's John?

[adynepenthes]

josh, 

[waykoolplantz]

would like to try to grow this...have a couple of Pholidos already

[Palmarum]

On 3/25/2016, 10:36:49, adynepenthes said:

Hi,

I found Pholidocarpus sp that not far ( 80 km to northwest from Pholidocarpus sumatranus data location). the fruit is really huge (coconut size), larger than other Pholidocarpus from North sumatra, oval shape , maximal size fruit about 15cm x 12 cm (oval), inner seeds 6-7 cm diametres.

From the tree and leaves, i cant differ from other Pholidocarpus, only fruit size. 

Great photos of the fruit. Specimens of Pholidocarpus are very rare here in S. Florida, and we are lucky to see small plants and containerized juveniles of one or two species. We can only dream about a mature fruiting tree.

- One photo of a Pholidocarpus macrocarpus in the collection of Forum member Mike Harris (waykoolplantz). It was taken about three years ago during a palm society tour of his garden. It was one of the largest examples of the genus I had seen up to that point. The epithet 'macrocarpus' does mean 'large fruited' and the species is native to Sumatra. Seems like a very vague attempt at ID'ing the fruit without more evidence, seeing that we here in S. FL. are fortunate just to see plants of this size.

I hope the seed germinate for you, regardless of their identity.

Ryan

[hbernstein]

I know that this thread is as old as the hills, but I'm responding anyway.

There's a mature (and very large) Pholidocarpus sp. at Pinecrest Gardens in the MIami area. I just learned that the seed was wild collected and planted in the 1970s. The palm is an impressive and beautiful monster, sort of midway between an enormous Livistona and a Talipot in size. It regularly fruits.