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==Habitat and Distribution==
 
==Habitat and Distribution==
 
''Beccariophoenix fenestralis'' is endemic to Madagascar.
 
''Beccariophoenix fenestralis'' is endemic to Madagascar.
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[[Image:F120614e3bgljeff.jpg|thumb|left|400px|Floribunda, Hawaii, Jeff Marcus for scale, photo by BGL, edric.]]
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[[Image:B030f3fd-f1e1-4426-92f9-91dff8655a3fz.jpg|thumb|left|400px|Ranomafana Est, near Brickaville, Toamasina, Madagascar. Phoyo by Dr. William J. Baker, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew/Palmweb.]]
 
==Description==
 
==Description==
 
Beccariophoenix fenestralis (new name) is a spectacular, massive Coconut relative, that is rare and endangered.
 
Beccariophoenix fenestralis (new name) is a spectacular, massive Coconut relative, that is rare and endangered.
 
==Culture==
 
==Culture==
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Obviously this is a great palm for the tropics, growing fast, tall and extremely robust.  In the more humid climates it seems wind and full sun hardy.  However, in a drier, cooler climate such as southern California, this has been a struggle for palm enthusiasts for several decades now.  Since it does survive here (it has a cold tolerance down into the 20Fs, but it doesn't like staying down there), it is grown very often, but few individuals survive to adulthood, nor look all that great trying to get there.  This hapless palm is constantly struggling in California with chlorosis (particularly in hot sun), does very poorly in dry winds, and cool winters are very hard on it (plants generally stop growing completely and foliage appearance tends to decline).  It is extremely prone to bud rot when tap water gets in the crown in cooler seasons.  Now that there are two superior Beccariophoenix for California, maybe most palm enthusiasts will discontinue the palm torture and direct their energies elsewhere.
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Obviously this is a great palm for the tropics, growing fast, tall and extremely robust.  In the more humid climates it seems wind and full sun hardy.  However, in a drier, cooler climate such as southern California, this has been a struggle for palm enthusiasts for several decades now.  Since it does survive there (it has a cold tolerance down into the 20Fs, but it doesn't like staying down there), it is grown very often, but few individuals survive to adulthood, nor look all that great trying to get there.  This hapless palm is constantly struggling in California with chlorosis (particularly in hot sun), does very poorly in dry winds, and cool winters are very hard on it (plants generally stop growing completely and foliage appearance tends to decline).  It is extremely prone to bud rot when tap water gets in the crown in cooler seasons.  Now that there are two superior Beccariophoenix for California, maybe most palm enthusiasts will discontinue the palm torture and direct their energies elsewhere.  
 
==Comments and Curiosities==
 
==Comments and Curiosities==
  
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image:Fecb4de6-3e74-4da8-8575-7272b619d2e9z.jpg|Ranomafana Est, Madagascar. Phoyo by Dr. William J. Baker, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew/Palmweb.
 
image:Fecb4de6-3e74-4da8-8575-7272b619d2e9z.jpg|Ranomafana Est, Madagascar. Phoyo by Dr. William J. Baker, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew/Palmweb.
 
image:B030f3fd-f1e1-4426-92f9-91dff8655a3fz.jpg|Ranomafana Est, near Brickaville, Toamasina, Madagascar. Phoyo by Dr. William J. Baker, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew/Palmweb.
 
image:B030f3fd-f1e1-4426-92f9-91dff8655a3fz.jpg|Ranomafana Est, near Brickaville, Toamasina, Madagascar. Phoyo by Dr. William J. Baker, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew/Palmweb.
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image:4c6d4454-920c-43ae-8c6e-9e14b786e0a0z.jpg|Madagascar. Photo by Dr. William J. Baker, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew/Palmweb.
 
Image:BecWin2.jpg|Floribunda Palms, Jeff Marcus for scale. Hawaii.
 
Image:BecWin2.jpg|Floribunda Palms, Jeff Marcus for scale. Hawaii.
 
Image:BecWin1.jpg|Floribunda Palms, Hawaii.
 
Image:BecWin1.jpg|Floribunda Palms, Hawaii.
 
image:F120614e3bgljeff.jpg|Floribunda, Hawaii, Jeff Marcus for scale, photo by BGL, eddic.
 
image:F120614e3bgljeff.jpg|Floribunda, Hawaii, Jeff Marcus for scale, photo by BGL, eddic.
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image:DSC_0109bgl.jpg|Floribunda Palms, Hawaii, BGL for scale, photo by BGL, edric.
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image:DSC_0111.jpg|Floribunda Palms, Hawaii, photo by BGL, edric.
 
Image:BecWin.JPG|Photo and Garden - Mike Jamison, Port Macquarie, Australia.
 
Image:BecWin.JPG|Photo and Garden - Mike Jamison, Port Macquarie, Australia.
 
Image:Beccariophoenix in sun Bo.jpg|Big Island, Hawaii. Photo by BGL, edric.
 
Image:Beccariophoenix in sun Bo.jpg|Big Island, Hawaii. Photo by BGL, edric.

Revision as of 14:27, 18 July 2014

Beccariophoenix
(bek-kahr-ee-oh-FEH-niks) fenestralis (feh-nehs-TRAH-lis)
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Ranomafana Est, near Brickaville, Toamasina, Madagascar. Phoyo by Dr. William J. Baker, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew/Palmweb.
Scientific Classification
Genus: Beccariophoenix
(bek-kahr-ee-oh-FEH-niks)
Species: fenestralis (feh-nehs-TRAH-lis)
Synonyms
Beccariophoenix madagascariensis sp. 'windows' (old name)
Native Continent
Africa
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Morphology
Habit: Solitary
Leaf type: Pinnate
Culture
Survivability index
Common names
None.

Habitat and Distribution

Beccariophoenix fenestralis is endemic to Madagascar.

Ranomafana Est, near Brickaville, Toamasina, Madagascar. Phoyo by Dr. William J. Baker, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew/Palmweb.

Description

Beccariophoenix fenestralis (new name) is a spectacular, massive Coconut relative, that is rare and endangered.

Culture

Obviously this is a great palm for the tropics, growing fast, tall and extremely robust. In the more humid climates it seems wind and full sun hardy. However, in a drier, cooler climate such as southern California, this has been a struggle for palm enthusiasts for several decades now. Since it does survive there (it has a cold tolerance down into the 20Fs, but it doesn't like staying down there), it is grown very often, but few individuals survive to adulthood, nor look all that great trying to get there. This hapless palm is constantly struggling in California with chlorosis (particularly in hot sun), does very poorly in dry winds, and cool winters are very hard on it (plants generally stop growing completely and foliage appearance tends to decline). It is extremely prone to bud rot when tap water gets in the crown in cooler seasons. Now that there are two superior Beccariophoenix for California, maybe most palm enthusiasts will discontinue the palm torture and direct their energies elsewhere.

Comments and Curiosities

External Links

References

Phonetic spelling of Latin names by edric.

Special thanks to Geoff Stein, (Palmbob) for his hundreds of photos.

Special thanks to Palmweb.org, Dr. John Dransfield, Dr. Bill Baker & team, for their volumes of information and photos.

Glossary of Palm Terms; Based on the glossary in Dransfield, J., N.W. Uhl, C.B. Asmussen-Lange, W.J. Baker, M.M. Harley & C.E. Lewis. 2008. Genera Palmarum - Evolution and Classification of the Palms. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. All images copyright of the artists and photographers (see images for credits).

  • IMAGE GALLERY

  • Ranomafana Est, near Brickaville, Toamasina, Madagascar. Phoyo by Dr. William J. Baker, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew/Palmweb.

  • Ranomafana Est, near Brickaville, Toamasina, Madagascar. Phoyo by Dr. William J. Baker, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew/Palmweb.

  • Ranomafana Est, Madagascar. Phoyo by Dr. William J. Baker, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew/Palmweb.

  • Ranomafana Est, near Brickaville, Toamasina, Madagascar. Phoyo by Dr. William J. Baker, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew/Palmweb.

  • Madagascar. Photo by Dr. William J. Baker, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew/Palmweb.

  • Floribunda Palms, Jeff Marcus for scale. Hawaii.

  • Floribunda Palms, Hawaii.

  • Floribunda, Hawaii, Jeff Marcus for scale, photo by BGL, eddic.

  • Floribunda Palms, Hawaii, BGL for scale, photo by BGL, edric.

  • Floribunda Palms, Hawaii, photo by BGL, edric.

  • Photo and Garden - Mike Jamison, Port Macquarie, Australia.

  • Big Island, Hawaii. Photo by BGL, edric.

  • Big Island, Hawaii. Photo by BGL, edric.

  • Harold L. Lyon Arboretum, a 200-acre arboretum in Mānoa Valley, Honolulu, Oahu, Hawaii. Photo by BGL, edric.

  • Cooper City FL. Photo by Kyle Wicomb, edric.

  • Cooper City FL. Photo by Kyle Wicomb, edric.

  • Photo by Charlie Beck, edric.

  • Photo by Daryl O'Connor, edric.

  • Ho'omaluhia, Hawaii.

  • Hawaii.

  • Ho'omaluhia, Hawaii.

  • Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden, Florida. With 'windows'. Phoyo by Dr. William J. Baker, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew/Palmweb.

  • With windows.

  • Lyons Arboretum, Hawaii.

  • Pahoa, Hawaii, photo by Charles Maas, edric.

  • Pahoa, Hawaii, photo by Charles Maas, edric.

  • Pahoa, Hawaii, photo by Charles Maas, edric.

  • Gold Coast Hinterland, Queensland. Photo by Daryl O'Connor, edric.

  • Gold Coast Hinterland, Queensland. Photo by Daryl O'Connor, edric.

  • Gold Coast Hinterland, Queensland. Photo by Daryl O'Connor, edric.

  • Gold Coast Hinterland, Queensland. Photo by Daryl O'Connor, eddic.

  • Singapore Botanic Garden, Singapore. Phoyo by Dr. William J. Baker, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew/Palmweb.

  • Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden, Florida, Phoyo by Dr. William J. Baker, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew/Palmweb.

  • Kew Botanic Gardens, London, Photo by Dr. William J. Baker, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew/Palmweb.

  • Singapore Botanic Garden, Singapore. Phoyo by Dr. William J. Baker, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew/Palmweb.

  • Stan Walkley's Garden, Queensland, Australia. Phoyo by Dr. William J. Baker, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew/Palmweb.


Many Special Thanks to Ed Vaile for his long hours of tireless editing and numerous contributions.

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