Miniature coconut palm

Or “Lytocaryum weddellianum.” A color close-up I shot of leaf and leaflets, http://phytoimages.siu.edu/imgs/paraman1/r/Arecaceae_Lytocaryum_weddellianum_108414.html

I was out-of-town a year ago, but it seems this resumes a pattern from 2 and 3 years ago:
» “Interwoven”: http://365project.org/rhoing/365/2014-02-26
» “Patterns [SOOC]”: http://365project.org/rhoing/365/2013-02-26

From “PalmPedia” (of course, right?), http://www.palmpedia.net/wiki/Lytocaryum_weddellianum » “This palm originates in South America, though the exact location is unknown. It grows naturally in the rainforests of Brazil. It is a medium altitude palm, growing in altitudes of 50–800 m (160–2,600 ft). It thrives in the humid shade of the Brazilian rainforests. Originally, the palm was placed in the same species as the coconut palm, under the name Cocos weddelliana, before moving to the queen palm genus, Syagrus, and finally moving to its own genus, Lytocaryum.

“Solitary, pinnate palm. Height up to 3.0m. The palm has a small stature, in rare cases, this palm can grow to 10 feet, with a trunk reaching a diameter of about 2". The leaves can eventually become about 90cm (35 inch) long and 22cm (9 inch) wide, the shiny, dark green fronds, which are divided into many pinnae (or leaflets) spread out from a very short thickened base. Each frond, carries on a petiole 20-30cm (8-12 inches) long, has a rachis covered with black scales. There are 20 to 30 slender pinnae on each side of the rachis 12 cm long, and these are evenly arranged – though not quite opposite one another – in herringbone fashion.. After flowering, it produces small edible fruits that resemble and taste like coconuts.”

Species page at PhytoImages, http://phytoimages.siu.edu/cgi-bin/dol/dol_terminal.pl?taxon_name=Lytocaryum_weddellianum&rank=binomial

Photo taken at SIUC Plant Biology Greenhouse, http://www.plantbiology.siu.edu/facilities/plant-biology-facilities/greenhouse/index.php

1 year ago (“Arched skylight”): http://365project.org/rhoing/365/2015-02-26
2 years ago (“Interwoven”): http://365project.org/rhoing/365/2014-02-26
3 years ago (“Patterns [SOOC]”): http://365project.org/rhoing/365/2013-02-26
4 years ago (“The Swinglines’ two youngest have a question about their older brother…”): http://365project.org/rhoing/365/2012-02-26
5 years ago (“Saturday morning haunt”): http://365project.org/rhoing/365/2011-02-26

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