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Washingtonia robusta H.Wendl., Berliner Allg. Gartenzeitung 2: 198 1883. (Syn: Brahea robusta Voss [Invalid]; Neowashingtonia robusta (H.Wendl.) A.Heller; Neowashingtonia sonorae (S.Watson) Rose; Pritchardia robusta (H.Wendl.) Schröt.; Washingtonia filifera var. gracilis (Parish) L.D.Benson; Washingtonia filifera var. robusta (H.Wendl.) Parish; Washingtonia filifera var. sonorae (S.Watson) M.E.Jones; Washingtonia gracilis Parish; Washingtonia robusta var. gracilis (Parish) Parish ex Becc.; Washingtonia sonorae S.Watson);
Washingtonia robusta (Mexican Fan Palm or Mexican Washingtonia) is a palm tree native to western Sonora and Baja California in northwestern Mexico. It is reportedly naturalized in Spain, the Canary Islands, Réunion, New Zealand, Hawaii, Florida and California.[3] Washingtonia robusta grows to 25 m (82 ft) tall, rarely up to 30 m (98 ft). The leaves have a petiole up to 1 m (3.3 ft) long, and a palmate fan of leaflets up to 1 m long. The inflorescence is up to 3 m (9.8 ft) long, with numerous small pale orange-pink flowers. The fruit is a spherical, blue-black drupe, 6–8 mm (0.24–0.31 in) diameter; it is edible, though thin-fleshed.[citation needed]
(From Wikipedia on 20.8.14)
Araceae, Arecaceae and Zingiberaceae Fortnight: Arecaceae- Washingtonia robusta from California-GSAUG58 : Attachments (2). 1 post by 1 author.
Washingtonia robusta H. Wendland, Garten-Zeitum (Berlin). 2: 198. 1883.
Maxican Fan Palm
Photographed from Sunnyvale, California
AAZ Fortnight :: Arecaceae :: SMP21 :: Washingtonia sp. Stanford : 2 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (1).
Most likely Washingtonia robusta
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