I'm in hawaii - what palm is this?

wheelman1976 · Post by **wheelman1976** » Mon Apr 16, 2012 9:44 pm

I'm here in hawaii on my honeymoon and we went on a road trip today, and we came across some specimens we didn't know. Can anyone tell me what type of palm this is? Also, is the yellow thing in the first pic a huge seed? I was tempted to rip the thing off but didn't, but it'd be nice to know for future ones we run into.

We also came across this one which my beautiful wife graciously posed with and we managed to find some seeds on the ground as well as some other bigger berries that I'm assuming seeds are inside of. What is this type?

KrisK · Post by **KrisK** » Mon Apr 16, 2012 10:26 pm

Is not a Coconut?

Godfryd · Post by **Godfryd** » Mon Apr 16, 2012 10:38 pm

I think it's the bottle palm

wheelman1976 · Post by **wheelman1976** » Tue Apr 17, 2012 9:50 am

which one? The first two pics or the second one?

lucky1 · Post by **lucky1** » Tue Apr 17, 2012 12:50 pm

The first is Cocos nucifera, the coconut palm.

2nd one is Hyophorbe lagenicaulis, the bottle palm.

Glad you've got your priorities straight...still looking at palms even on your honeymoon!

Wishing you both a lifetime of palm gazing!

Barb