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Carpentaria acuminata

A very slender and elegant palm from northern Australia with gracefully recurving, V-shaped leaves. It is suitable for mild subtropical and tropical climates and, if heavily fertilized and watered, will develop with breathtaking speed.

 
 

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...very easy to germinate and need up to 1 month to sprout.
Very easy to grow. Had roots 3 days after sowing. You take the outer layer of the seeds off and wth a sharp knife cut the tip off of the seeds. be careful not to cut the seeds too much. Planted in moist peat moss on top of a computer at about 85º-90ºF.
Submitted on 15/04/2004 by Anton Chuidian wutang8364@yahoo.com

...very easy to germinate and need up to 1 month to sprout.
Seeds were pre-soaked in warm water for three days changed daily. Sown in moist peat and kept all the time at 32-33 d.C. Seeds started to sprout after 2 weeks of sowing, first leaves above soil - after 4 weeks. Seedlings need a lot of water and excellent drainage - grow very fast and robust. All seeds sown developed into seedlings.
Submitted on 05/03/2004 by Sergei Serileonov@hotmail.com

...easy to germinate and need up to 3 months to sprout.
I had 100% germination rate using bottom heat in about two months, sown into a tray.
Submitted on 23/12/2002 by Van vandringar@hotmail.com

...easy to germinate and need up to 3 months to sprout.
Best when fresh, pull off the flesh, keep in moist semi-drained container plant the seeds close together and pull their roots apart easily later when they are 1-4 inches tall and when you notice that most of them have germinated. I have done this with a 95% survival rate. They do not require bottom heat or covering the container that they are being grown in. This is of course in zone 10B FL over the late winter/early spring months in this climate. These seeds seem to be very easy they would rather have more water than less, and were even left in standing water in their container for several days without damage occurring to them.
Submitted on 23/07/2002 by one of our visitors

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Martius, Book of Palms
by H. Walter Lack

Hardcover - 450 pages
19.8 x 13.5 inches!
11.1 pounds!
50 x 34 cm, 5 kg

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Martius's magnificent work on the varieties of palm tree. This epic folio was based on Martius's expedition to Brazil and Peru with zoologist Johann Baptist von Spix. From 1817 to 1820 the pair travelled over 2,250 km (1,400 miles) throughout the Amazon Basin, the most species-rich palm region in the world, collecting and sketching specimens.
In his epic work, Martius outlined the modern classification of palm, produced the first maps of palm biogeography, described all the palms of Brazil, and collated the sum of all known genera of the palm family. For apart from his own collection of specimens and notes, Martius also wrote about the findings of others.
Martius's folio is unusual in its inclusion of cross-sectioned diagrams, conveying the architecture of these mighty trees. Equally remarkable are the color landscapes showing various palms—often standing alone—which have a simple and elegant beauty. This famous work is an unrivaled landmark in botanic illustration and taxonomy.


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