Difference between revisions of "Marojejya darianii"

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Marojejya (mahr-oh-jeh-JEE-yah)
darianii (dar-ee-ahn'-ee)

Bill Langer giving scale. Hawaii.

Scientific Classification

Genus:	Marojejya (mahr-oh-jeh-JEE-yah)
Species:	darianii (dar-ee-ahn'-ee)

Synonyms

None set.

Native Continent

Africa

Morphology

Habit:	Solitary
Leaf type:	Entire, with serrations.

Culture

Survivability index

Common names

Ravimbe ("big leaf", Betsimisaraka).

Habitat and Distribution

Endemic to northeast Madagascar where it occurs between Ampasimanolotra and Masoala Peninsula.

Lyon Arboretum, Hawaii. Photo by Dr. William J. Baker, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew/Palmweb.

Remote upland swamp in valley bottom; 400-450 m. The population of this species is small as only about 80 mature trees in total are estimated across the five sites where it occurs. The population is probably decreasing.

Description

Solitary, monoecious medium-sized palm. TRUNK 8-15 m tall, 15-35 cm. in diam., when young covered in leaf bases and then appearing wider, when older becoming bare with warty lumps, pale grey-brown, very obscurely ringed; internodes short, with scattered short spine-like adventitious roots. LEAVES 20–30 in the crown, stiffly erect, entire, bifid, pinnately ribbed, becoming tattered with age; sheath bright green with 2 conspicuous large rounded auricles, 10–12 cm wide; petiole absent; rachis about 15 cm wide near base, spongy in texture, abaxially covered in white indument, adaxially glabrous; blade 3.5–5 m, bifid in apical 20–50 cm or sub-praemorse, proximally with margins decurrent into the sheath, gradually widening, 1–1.2 m wide at widest point at 66%, multi-fold, each fold with a distinct midrib and faint veins, margins finely serrate, adaxially glabrous, abaxially with abundant pale floccose scales on ribs, with scattered minute dotlike scales on blade. INFLORESCENCE with peduncle c. 50 cm long; peduncular bract and prophyll membranous. STAMINATE INFLORESCENCE with peduncle distally about 3 x 2.8 cm. in diam.; rachis about 8 cm long, with about 35? closely packed erect rachillae; rachilla catkin-like, about 18–25 cm long, 7–8 mm across, apparently bearing flowers to the tip; bracts about 2 x 1.75 mm, spirally arranged, congested, horizontally inserted, joined laterally and forming pits about 2 mm across and deep, the free tips apiculate, distally pointing, the exposed part densely tomentose except at the tip, the tip extending between the staminate flowers; floral bracts minute.

Culture

"These palms definitely do best in a shaded, or at least partly shaded, area when they are smaller. As they get larger they can take a fair amount of sun even though they will probably always look their best in partial shade - no matter what size. The more rain they get, the better they will look and the better they will grow. So, it's important to plant them under canopy that will allow the rain to come straight through. Or in a little clearing where they get shade from taller palms/trees most of the day, but where the rain can fall straight onto them. I've planted a bunch of these, because they really like it here. Initially planted five of them in July 1996, from 1G and 2G pots. They were all less than 2 ft tall at the time. Lost one of them in July 2003 after a period of dry and hot weather. That individual was the one (of the initial five) that was most exposed to full sun. It was about 10 ft tall at the time. All the other four continue to grow and thrive, and after the initial five I've planted quite a few additional ones. Here are two different groups. The first one is underneath a large (native) Tetraplasandra hawaiensis trees, and those palms are probably marginally better looking than the second group, which is a bit more exposed to sun." (Bo-Göran)

Comments and Curiosities

Ever since its discovery in 1983 this has been one of the most sought-after of all Madagascar palms. Tales of the presence of a huge entire-leafed palm growing in the hills near Maroantsetra began circulating in the early 1980s, and through dogged persistence Californian palm enthusiast Mardy Darian, with the help of Jean Gerard and Dominique Halleux, tracked it down. JD can remember the excited phone calls from Mardy Darian describing it. The first description that appeared in Principes (Dransfield & Uhl 1984a) was based on fragments and photographs, sent by Mardy Darian. These could not prepare one for the sheer size and beauty of the palm as it grows in a small peat swamp in the hills above Sahavary.

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 Use and Trade: The seeds are harvested for the international horticultural trade.
+Surely one of the most stunning of all palms, this species from Madagascar has a large crown of up to 30 huge, undivided leaves in the manner of Phoenicophorium or Pelagodoxa, which can reach up to 5m (17ft) in length. Marojejya is highly endangered and known only from an upland swamp habitat in a small area in the northeast of Madagascar. A beautiful palm for humid, tropical areas. (RPS.com)
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 Image:Marjojeya zoo.jpg|Hilo, Hawaii.
 File:Marojejya_darianii_juvenile.jpg|Floribunda Nursey, Hawaii. Suchin giving scale. Photo-Floribunda.
+File:Marojejya_darianii890876.jpg|Floribunda Nursey, Hawaii. Suchin giving scale. Photo-Floribunda.
+File:Marojejya_darianii663409.jpg|Floribunda Nursey, Hawaii. Suchin giving scale. Photo-Floribunda.
 Image:Marojeyja Darianii Flowring.JPG|Flowering - Garden of Jeff & Suchin Marcus, Hawaii.
 Image:Mar dar sc.jpg|Hawaii.
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 File:post-22-0-72079600-1420341360.jpg|Karolyn's garden in Leilani Estates, Hawaii. Photo by Bo-Göran Lundkvist.
 File:post-22-0-32276500-1420341335.jpg|Karolyn's garden in Leilani Estates, Hawaii. Photo by Bo-Göran Lundkvist.
-image:Fcd4a91b-0452-4df8-a2aa-6151fac85d71z.jpg|The Auricle, Sahavary, Masoala, Madagascar. Photo by Dr. John Dransfield, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew/Palmweb.
+File:md1217804533.JPG|Floribunda, Hawaii. Photo by Bo-Göran Lundkvist.
+File:md3170529077.JPG|Floribunda, Hawaii. Photo by Bo-Göran Lundkvist.
+File:md4118098567331.JPG|Floribunda, Hawaii. Photo by Bo-Göran Lundkvist.
+File:md548906734210.JPG|Hawaii. Photo by Bo-Göran Lundkvist.
+File:md380129856780.JPG|Hawaii. Photo by Bo-Göran Lundkvist.
+File:md7801845663100.JPG|Hawaii. Photo by Bo-Göran Lundkvist.
+File:md550309199700.JPG|Hawaii. Photo by Bo-Göran Lundkvist.
+File:md44012894400.JPG|Hawaii. Photo by Bo-Göran Lundkvist.
+File:md6609823165904.JPG|Hawaii. Photo by Bo-Göran Lundkvist.
+File:md660932178045217.JPG|Hawaii. Photo by Bo-Göran Lundkvist.
+image:Fcd4a91b-0452-4df8-a2aa-6151fac85d71.jpg|The Auricle, Sahavary, Masoala, Madagascar. Photo by Dr. John Dransfield, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew/Palmweb.
 image:08abee52-b36d-473d-8f5b-ff5a89fec31f.jpg|Darian's Garden, California, Photo by Dr. John Dransfield, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew/Palmweb.
 image:99754501-a212-49ba-9470-ce8c97c4c576.jpg|Lyon Arboretum, Hawaii. Photo by Dr. William J. Baker, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew/Palmweb.
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 image:D4f19642-fce1-429e-807e-c3e64c2235db.jpg|Sahavary, Masoala, Madagascar. Photo by Dr. John Dransfield, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew/Palmweb.
 image:773d16c7-15bf-4f86-8d3e-77f25eddb3fa.jpg|Madagascar. Photo by Dr. Henk Beentje, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew/Palmweb.
-image:Marojejya11.jpg|Dean Ouer; creator of Palmpedia, giving scale. Hawaii.
+File:mdoriginal8545322.jpg|: Analanjirofo, Toamasina, MG, AF, Madagascar. Photo by Dr. Mijoro Rakotoarinivo.
+image:Marojejya11.jpg|Bill Langer giving scale. Hawaii.
+File:mdIMG_3608.jpg.969afa96b519d7520fe2e0b6c617c742.jpg|Marojejya dariani - named after the guy that collected seed of the first one. These are a fairly fast grower for me, but very slow to trunk. It may not look like much, but I was beginning to wonder if I was ever going to see trunk. Dean Ouer; creator of Palmpedia
+File:mdIMG_3609.jpg.d73bb83b96378fcbd27595154080dc07.jpg|Marojejya dariani - named after the guy that collected seed of the first one. These are a fairly fast grower for me, but very slow to trunk. It may not look like much, but I was beginning to wonder if I was ever going to see trunk. Dean Ouer; creator of Palmpedia
 image:Rich110123lMarojejya_darianii.jpg|Hawaii. Photo by BGL
 image:Rich110123mMarojejya_darianii.jpg|Hawaii. Photo by BGL
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 image:Mdpost-4755-089331200_1303527487.jpg|Hawaii. Photo by Bill Austin
 image:Mdpost-4755-0234268001338447591.jpg|Hawaii. Photo by Bill Austin
+image:Mipost-4755-0004950001304393929.jpg|Hawaii. Photo by Bill Austin.
+image:Mipost-4755-0547845001304394157.jpg|Hawaii. Photo by Bill Austin.
+image:Mipost-4755-0685060001304394108.jpg|Hawaii. Photo by Bill Austin.
+image:Mipost-4755-0687738001304394082.jpg|Hawaii. Photo by Bill Austin.
+image:Mipost-4755-0746545001304393943.jpg|Hawaii. Photo by Bill Austin.
 File:post-7381-0-96666000-1433718381.jpg|Hawaii. Bill Austin's place. Photo by Paul Latzias.
+File:post-7381-0-33055200-1408423231.jpg|Babinda, Queensland, Australia. Mark Daish Botanical Garden & Babinda Palm Supply. Paul giving scale. Photo by Paul Latzias.
 image:Mdpost-22-1241896202.jpg|Hawaii. Photo by Bo-Göran
 image:Mdpost-22-1241896228.jpg|Hawaii. Photo by Bo-Göran
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 image:7166fa.jpg|Hawaii. Lundkvist garden. Photo by Geoff Stein
 image:2a60ee.jpg|Hawaii. Lundkvist garden. Photo by Geoff Stein
+File:8c6e76.jpg|Piercy garden, Hawaii. Photo by Geoff Stein
+File:e37696.jpg|Photo by Geoff Stein
+File:f50c9a.jpg|Photo by Geoff Stein
+File:22ced9.jpg|Photo by Geoff Stein
+File:f9fff0.jpg|Photo by Geoff Stein
+File:post-216-0-90019100-1375662586.jpg|Hawaii. Photo by Kim.
+File:Marojejya_darianii155.jpg|MADAGASCAR: northeastern Madagascar. Photo by L.H. Bailey Hortorium
 image:Darianii02.jpg|Panaewa Rainforest Zoo and Gardens, Hilo, Hawaii. Photo by Alistair Bostrom
+File:Marojejya darianii Y030207 FPE N044.jpg|Photo: southeastgrowes.com
+File:Marojejya darianii tk Y030207 FPE N039.jpg|Photo: southeastgrowes.com
+File:Marojejya darianii sd Y030207 FPE N043.jpg|Photo: southeastgrowes.com
+File:Marojejya darianii flower Y030207 FPE N045.jpg|Photo: southeastgrowes.com
+File:053 (Large).JPG|Photo: junglemusic.net
+File:darianai87765099.jpg|Brisbane, Goldcoast, Queensland, Australia. Garden of Mike Green ('Newcal'). Photo by Troy Donovan.
 image:10713547685_16d9a28dd8_k.jpg|Analalava reserve - Foulpointe, Madagascar. "Photo by Olivier Reilhes"
 image:10713614564_8d9af8b1f9_h.jpg|Analalava reserve - Foulpointe, Madagascar. "Photo by Olivier Reilhes"
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 image:10713121033_5458a24929_h.jpg|Analalava reserve - Foulpointe, Madagascar. "Photo by Olivier Reilhes"
 image:10712927756_967ef8d4db_h.jpg|Analalava reserve - Foulpointe, Madagascar. "Photo by Olivier Reilhes"
+image:Mipost-354-1170324344.jpg|Queensland, Australia. Photo by Michael Pascall.
+image:Mipost-354-1170324832.jpg|Queensland, Australia. Photo by Michael Pascall.
 File:post-74-0-09742700-1433600155.jpg|Bill Austin's Garden, Hawaii. Photo by Jack Sayers.
+image:Insignis022.jpg|At the "Parc de Tsimbazaza" - Antananarivo, Madagascar. "Photo by Jack Sayers.
 File:2008-05-04_11-46-33.jpg|Gerardo Herrero's Farm, Costa Rica. 2008 IPS Biennial. Photo by Ryan D. Gallivan.
 File:2008-05-04_11-35-04.jpg|Gerardo Herrero's Farm, 2008 Costa Rica. 2008 IPS Biennial. "Forum moderator Dean Ouer (Dypsisdean) ponders why the thin Ptychosperma sp. had to be in the photo while he stands with FMod. Angela Blakely (putu enjula)." Photo by Ryan D. Gallivan.
+File:md2020.JPG|Hawaii. Photo by Bo-Göran Lundkvist.
+File:MarDar.jpg|Photo: Rare Palm Seeds.com
+File:MarDar2.jpg|Photo: Rare Palm Seeds.com
+File:MarDar3.jpg|Photo: Rare Palm Seeds.com
+File:md227689045217.JPG|A New Locality for Marojejya darianii in Madagascar.
+File:md3378906455432.JPG|A New Locality for Marojejya darianii in Madagascar.
+File:md4405033178.JPG|A New Locality for Marojejya darianii in Madagascar.
+File:md66097853312.JPG|A New Locality for Marojejya darianii in Madagascar.
+File:md11907568423.JPG|A New Locality for Marojejya darianii in Madagascar.
+File:md23190876755.JPG|Observations on the Flowering of Marojejya darianii.
+File:md00786548210.JPG|Observations on the Flowering of Marojejya darianii.
+File:md3389054188.JPG|Observations on the Flowering of Marojejya darianii.
+File:md55982390121.JPG|Observations on the Flowering of Marojejya darianii.
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 ==External Links==
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 *[http://www.calflora.net/botanicalnames/pronunciation.html MODERN BOTANICAL LATIN]
 *[http://www.jlhudsonseeds.net/Pronunciation.htm "Just To Be Clear"]
-*http://wp5.e-taxonomy.eu/media/palmae/protologe/palm_tc_65411_P.pdf
+*[http://www.palms.org/palmsjournal/2004/vol48n1p5-9.pdf A New Locality for Marojejya darianii in Madagascar]
-*http://www.cites.org/common/com/pc/20/inf%20docs/F20-11i-A6.pdf
+*[http://www.palms.org/palmsjournal/2010/v54n4p189-192.pdf Observations on the Flowering of Marojejya darianii.]
-*http://www.palms.org/palmsjournal/2004/vol48n1p5-9.pdf
-*http://www.palms.org/palmsjournal/2010/v54n4p189-192.pdf
 ==References==
 Phonetic spelling of Latin names by edric.

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