Seed Identification

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wheelman1976
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Seed Identification

Post by wheelman1976 » Wed Nov 14, 2012 6:28 pm

Now that it's turning to winter time I'm kicking around planting my seeds that I got on my honeymoon in Maui this past april. I remember picking this thing up when I was in lahaina for some dinner. It came off of a tree that looks somewhat palmy, but didn't have windmill type fronds or coconut palms. Anyone seen anything like this? I opened one and found the round thing inside. Curious if anyone can tell me? I'm looking for a photo that I can show, it'd just be nice to know... it certainly won't stop me from trying to grow it!
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And what was inside!
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wheelman1976
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Post by wheelman1976 » Wed Nov 14, 2012 6:51 pm

google streetview is amazing....

I think this is the tree I got these seeds from. Any idea what it is?
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RoboCaesar
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Post by RoboCaesar » Wed Nov 14, 2012 9:09 pm

I think it's something in the Dypsis genus, but I'll wait for someone who's more of an expert to answer.
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Post by canadianplant » Thu Nov 15, 2012 4:29 am

The seeds look like queen palm, but I think that pic is of a solitaire palm:

http://www.rarepalmseeds.com/pix/PtyEle.shtml.
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Post by lucky1 » Wed Nov 28, 2012 8:33 am

Doug, maybe this will help.

Scroll halfway down for palm seed photos and labels (in English), although the rest of the site is French.
http://www.fousdepalmiers.fr/html/forum ... =14&t=2658

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