Palm for id 030311MK2

Muthu Karthick

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Mar 3, 2011, 6:01:22 AM3/3/11

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Dear all,

Kindly help to id this palm, located in a nursery near Chennai. I have also seen this tree being planted in city for ornamental purposes.

Date: 08 Jan 2011

Place: Padappai, Chennai

Altitude: c 10 msl

Height of tree: 5-8 M

leaf rachis: 1-1.5 M

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Mahadeswara

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Mar 3, 2011, 8:17:22 AM3/3/11

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Could this be Wodyetia bifurcata!

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shrikant ingalhalikar

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Mar 3, 2011, 10:12:56 AM3/3/11

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Yes it is Wodyetia bifurcata from the pinnate leaf, crown shaft,
single stem and leaflets in 4 planes. It is called as Fox-tail Palm
and originates from Australia. Regards,

On Mar 3, 4:01 pm, Muthu Karthick <nmk....@gmail.com> wrote:

Muthu Karthick

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Mar 9, 2011, 2:01:28 AM3/9/11

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Dear Srikanthji and Madeshwaraji,

Many thanks for the identification.

Any recent nomenclatural changes in this?

Pankaj Kumar

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Mar 9, 2011, 2:09:59 AM3/9/11

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Wodyetia is a monotypic genus with W. bifurcata, endemic to Queensland.
Taxonomically it is supposed to be very sound.
Pankaj

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