Syagrus romanzoffiana

Syagrus romanzoffiana (Cham.) Glassman, Fieldiana, Bot. 31: 382 1968. (Syn: Arecastrum romanzoffianum (Cham.) Becc. …; Calappa acrocomioides (Drude) Kuntze; Calappa australis (Mart.) Kuntze; Calappa datil (Drude & Griseb.) Kuntze; Calappa martiana (Drude & Glaz.) Kuntze; Calappa plumosa (Hook.f.) Kuntze; Calappa romanzoffiana (Cham.) Kuntze; Cocos acrocomioides Drude; Cocos arechavaletana Barb.Rodr.; Cocos australis Drude & Brandt [Illegitimate]; Cocos australis Mart.; Cocos botryophora var. ensifolia Drude; Cocos datil Drude & Griseb.; Cocos geriba Barb.Rodr.; Cocos martiana Drude & Glaz.; Cocos plumosa Hook.f.; Cocos romanzoffiana Cham.; Cocos romanzoffiana var. plumosa (Hook.f.) A.Berger);

Palm Trees of Bangalore – RA – Cocos plumosa – Queen Palm Tree: 8 images.

The Queen Palm is found in most tropical and subtropical areas.

It’s very popular as an ornamental tree and much used in urban landscaping. However, the fronds die early and must be pruned to keep the tree visually pleasing.

The sheaths of the pruned fronds remain on the tree for several months and are an ideal breeding place for snails and caterpillars. Its leaves and inflorescences are used as cattle fodder, specially for milking cows. Its fruits are edible, being sought by birds, as well as by mammals, including some wild canids, such as the Pampas Fox[2] and the Crab-eating Fox

Very nice series on Palms … I was just thinking about the genus Cocos……
As you mentioned in an earlier mail. Cocos nucifera is the only member of the genus Cocos. It is true. This tree is very similar to Coconut palm so was considered and included in genus Cocos as Cocos plumosa but later shifted to another genus and now correctly called as Syagrus romanzoffiana. The old name is still retained at many places though. (Wikipedia)

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Trees of Lalbagh, Bangalore – Cocos plumosa – Queen Palm Tree: 6 images.
The Queen Palm is found in most tropical and subtropical areas.
It’s very popular as an ornamental tree and much used in urban landscaping. However, the fronds die early and must be pruned to keep the tree visually pleasing. The sheaths of the pruned fronds remain on the tree for several months and are an ideal breeding place for snails and caterpillars. Its leaves and inflorescences are used as cattle fodder, specially for milking cows. Its fruits are edible, being sought by birds, as well as by mammals, including some wild canids, such as the Pampas Fox[2] and the Crab-eating Fox.

So… Crab-eating Fox. esp are choosy eaters of vegetable matters?
wonder what’s in these fruits that attracts them?
has anybody studied the aminoacid content of them?