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==Habitat and Distribution== | ==Habitat and Distribution== | ||
| − | Escape Cliffs, NE of Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia. Occurs in the top end of the NT. Altitudinal range, from near sea level to 200 m. Grows in canopy or subcanopy of rainforest, Allosyncarpia forest, vine forest and swamp forest on sandy to heavy clay loam soils. | + | ''Carpentaria acuminata'' is found on the Escape Cliffs, NE of Darwin, Northern Territory, [[image:post-42-0-37630900-1398423557.jpg|thumb|left|400px|"The snake is a Carpet Snake, or Carpet Python (Morelia spilota)...the large trunk in the photo belongs to Carpentaria acuminata and the thinner trunks are Ptychosperma macarthurii." Gold Coast, Hinterland, Queensland, Australia. Photo by Daryl O'Connor.]]Australia. Occurs in the top end of the NT. Altitudinal range, from near sea level to 200 m. Grows in canopy or subcanopy of rainforest, Allosyncarpia forest, vine forest and swamp forest on sandy to heavy clay loam soils. |
==Description== | ==Description== | ||
Solitary palm, 9-30 m tall, 15-20 cm diam. breast high, grey to light tan with widely spaced rings. Leaves 10-12 per crown, pinnate, 2-4 m long, narrow, arching, 40-60 x 1.2-1.5 cm long, deep green. Crownshaft smooth, green. | Solitary palm, 9-30 m tall, 15-20 cm diam. breast high, grey to light tan with widely spaced rings. Leaves 10-12 per crown, pinnate, 2-4 m long, narrow, arching, 40-60 x 1.2-1.5 cm long, deep green. Crownshaft smooth, green. | ||
Inflorescence arise from the upper leaf bases, and then progressively hanging down 1-2 m long, with flower clusters. 90-120 cm long peduncle, heavily branched, beneath the crown shaft bearing white male and female flowers. Flowers about 10 mm across. Sepals 3, petals 3 and the flowers in groups of 3, with 1 female between 2 male flowers. Male flowers with 30-40 stamens. Fruit globular and up to 20 mm in diameter, scarlet when ripe with up to 3 seeds within. Seeds smooth. Editing by edric. | Inflorescence arise from the upper leaf bases, and then progressively hanging down 1-2 m long, with flower clusters. 90-120 cm long peduncle, heavily branched, beneath the crown shaft bearing white male and female flowers. Flowers about 10 mm across. Sepals 3, petals 3 and the flowers in groups of 3, with 1 female between 2 male flowers. Male flowers with 30-40 stamens. Fruit globular and up to 20 mm in diameter, scarlet when ripe with up to 3 seeds within. Seeds smooth. Editing by edric. | ||
==Culture== | ==Culture== | ||
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The red fruit is planted in trays, defleshing is wise but not essential, as the flesh can burn sensitive skin. Bifid leaves will appear in 3 or 4 months, the seedlings are then tubed. Heavy shading results in long red petioles and large dark bifid leaves for 18 months before a pinnate leaf develops. Once they have filled a 200mm pot they will be about 2 years old, 2m tall, have some pinnate leaves and be ready to plant out. Heavy irrigation, fertilizer and mulch are required for best results. It establishes easily in gardens and is handsome in all stages of its rapid growth. Until the palm reaches maturity, the leaves are spaced evenly up the trunk, with the leaflets lying flat. As it ages, a crownshaft develops, the leaves arch and the pinnae rise to form a "V". Transplanting older specimens is usually successful. Carpentarias can be used indoors, being popular with plant hire companies triple planted. In a community of mixed species they will outgrow the others, adding height to the garden quickly. When spaced out in the sun as an avenue, the Carpie will grow uniformly, its self cleaning habit a bonus. | The red fruit is planted in trays, defleshing is wise but not essential, as the flesh can burn sensitive skin. Bifid leaves will appear in 3 or 4 months, the seedlings are then tubed. Heavy shading results in long red petioles and large dark bifid leaves for 18 months before a pinnate leaf develops. Once they have filled a 200mm pot they will be about 2 years old, 2m tall, have some pinnate leaves and be ready to plant out. Heavy irrigation, fertilizer and mulch are required for best results. It establishes easily in gardens and is handsome in all stages of its rapid growth. Until the palm reaches maturity, the leaves are spaced evenly up the trunk, with the leaflets lying flat. As it ages, a crownshaft develops, the leaves arch and the pinnae rise to form a "V". Transplanting older specimens is usually successful. Carpentarias can be used indoors, being popular with plant hire companies triple planted. In a community of mixed species they will outgrow the others, adding height to the garden quickly. When spaced out in the sun as an avenue, the Carpie will grow uniformly, its self cleaning habit a bonus. | ||
==Comments and Curiosities== | ==Comments and Curiosities== | ||
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May be confused with Archontophoenix cunninghamiana, which has pink to lavender flowers and all linear leaflets, rather than white to greenish-white flowers and broad apical leaflets in Carpentaria acuminata; Veitchia sp. which have leaflets that are drooping, rather than held in a V-shape. | May be confused with Archontophoenix cunninghamiana, which has pink to lavender flowers and all linear leaflets, rather than white to greenish-white flowers and broad apical leaflets in Carpentaria acuminata; Veitchia sp. which have leaflets that are drooping, rather than held in a V-shape. | ||
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| − | image:7e24bb71-6461-47cd-8391-a5109156d4cbz.jpg|Queensland, Australia. Photo by Dr. John Dransfield, | + | {{#Widget:AdResban}} |
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| + | image:7e24bb71-6461-47cd-8391-a5109156d4cbz.jpg|Queensland, Australia. Photo by Dr. John Dransfield, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew/Palmweb. | ||
image:Carpenteria_acuminata1z.jpg|AUSTRALIA: Darwin, 1964. | image:Carpenteria_acuminata1z.jpg|AUSTRALIA: Darwin, 1964. | ||
image:Carpentaria_acuminataz.jpg|Fairchild Tropical Garden, Coconut Grove. | image:Carpentaria_acuminataz.jpg|Fairchild Tropical Garden, Coconut Grove. | ||
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| − | image:Acuminata.jpg|On the Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia. Photo by Daryl O'Connor | + | image:Acuminata.jpg|On the Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia. Photo by Daryl O'Connor |
| − | image:CaDSC_5344.jpg|On the Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia. Photo by Daryl O'Connor | + | image:CaDSC_5344.jpg|On the Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia. Photo by Daryl O'Connor |
| − | image:Acuminata02z.jpg|Photo by Rolf Kyburz | + | File:post-6735-0-29526400-1421590244.jpg|Sri Lanka. Photo by Philippe. |
| + | File:post-6735-0-40186200-1421590314.jpg|Sri Lanka. Photo by Philippe. | ||
| + | File:post-6735-0-05430300-1421590490.jpg|Sri Lanka. Photo by Philippe. | ||
| + | File:post-6735-0-84436100-1421590419.jpg|Sri Lanka. Photo by Philippe. | ||
| + | File:post-6735-0-52919800-1421590462.jpg|Sri Lanka. Photo by Philippe. | ||
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| + | image:Acuminata02z.jpg|Photo by Rolf Kyburz. | ||
image:Acuminata03z.jpg|Adelaide River, Northern Territory, Aus. | image:Acuminata03z.jpg|Adelaide River, Northern Territory, Aus. | ||
image:Acuminata04z.jpg|Australian Botanic Gardens. | image:Acuminata04z.jpg|Australian Botanic Gardens. | ||
| − | image:Acuminata05z.jpg|Kuching, Sarawak. Photo by Mike Gray | + | image:Acuminata05z.jpg|Kuching, Sarawak. Photo by Mike Gray. |
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| − | image:Gallery-members-Carpentaria-acuminata_Benezet_0z.jpg|Le Tampon, La Reunion Island photo by Ruddy Benezet | + | image:Gallery-members-Carpentaria-acuminata_Benezet_0z.jpg|Le Tampon, La Reunion Island photo by Ruddy Benezet |
image:Carpentaria_acuminata_NNTBG.JPG|Nong Nooch Botanical Garden, Thailand. | image:Carpentaria_acuminata_NNTBG.JPG|Nong Nooch Botanical Garden, Thailand. | ||
image:Palmcarpentaria01.jpg | image:Palmcarpentaria01.jpg | ||
| − | image:Carpentaria_Fitzpatrick23_august22_2011_smz.jpg|Davie, Florida, photo by George Fitzpatrick | + | image:Carpentaria_Fitzpatrick23_august22_2011_smz.jpg|Davie, Florida, photo by George Fitzpatrick |
| − | image:GBPIX_photo_477264z.jpg|New Caledonia, photo by Ben | + | image:GBPIX_photo_477264z.jpg|New Caledonia, photo by Ben |
| − | image:GBPIX_photo_477265z.jpg|New Caledonia, photo by Ben | + | image:GBPIX_photo_477265z.jpg|New Caledonia, photo by Ben |
| − | image:3706_10151253317084434_1798246077_n.jpg|Medellin, | + | image:3706_10151253317084434_1798246077_n.jpg|Medellin, Colombia. (1,500 Mts. or 5,000 feet above see level), Photo by Jeff Anderson. |
| − | image: | + | image:post-42-0-37630900-1398423557.jpg|The snake is a Carpet Snake, or Carpet Python (Morelia spilota)...the large trunk in the photo belongs to Carpentaria acuminata and the thinner trunks are Ptychosperma macarthurii. Gold Coast, Hinterland, Queensland, Australia. Photo by Daryl O'Connor. |
| − | + | File:2012-08-18_0.jpg.dd8b8d1f995e75b674d06de85f4de2e4.jpg|Daryl moves after 20 years. Dayrl's first planting circa 1995. Gold Coast, Hinterland, Queensland, Australia. Photo by Daryl O'Connor. | |
| − | + | File:caDSC_1939.jpg.2e2c6bec6712dd8880367da6a957f736.jpg|Daryl moves after 20 years. Same palm 2015. Gold Coast, Hinterland, Queensland, Australia. Photo by Daryl O'Connor. | |
| − | + | File:caDSC_9635.jpg.b7745dd17ba0ff7b7872846041f0a38a.jpg|Daryl moves after 20 years. Same palm 2015. Gold Coast, Hinterland, Queensland, Australia. Photo by Daryl O'Connor. | |
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| + | ==External Links== | ||
| + | *[http://eunops.org/content/glossary-palm-terms Glossary of Palm Terms] | ||
| + | *[http://www.calflora.net/botanicalnames/pronunciation.html MODERN BOTANICAL LATIN] | ||
| + | *[http://www.jlhudsonseeds.net/Pronunciation.htm "Just To Be Clear"] | ||
| + | *[http://www.anbg.gov.au/images/photo_cd/index.html Click on Arecaceae, for list of photos] | ||
| + | *http://itp.lucidcentral.org/id/palms/palm-id/Carpentaria_acuminata.htm | ||
| + | *http://keys.trin.org.au/key-server/data/0e0f0504-0103-430d-8004-060d07080d04/media/Html/taxon/Carpentaria_acuminata.htm | ||
| + | *[http://118.97.161.124/perpus-fkip/Perpustakaan/Geography/Biogeography/%5BJohn_Leslie_Dowe%5D_Australian_Palms_Biogeography,(BookFi.org).pdf Australian Palms, By John Leslie Dowe] | ||
| + | *[http://www.besgroup.org/2012/01/11/oriental-pied-hornbill-feeding-on-palm-fruits/ A must see video by KC Tsang, Singapore.] | ||
| + | ==References== | ||
| + | Phonetic spelling of Latin names by edric. | ||
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| + | Special thanks to Geoff Stein, (Palmbob) for his hundreds of photos. | ||
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| + | Special thanks to [http://palmweb.org/?q=node/2 Palmweb.org], Dr. John Dransfield, Dr. Bill Baker & team, for their volumes of information and photos. | ||
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| + | 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). | ||
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Habitat and Distribution
Carpentaria acuminata is found on the Escape Cliffs, NE of Darwin, Northern Territory,
Description
Solitary palm, 9-30 m tall, 15-20 cm diam. breast high, grey to light tan with widely spaced rings. Leaves 10-12 per crown, pinnate, 2-4 m long, narrow, arching, 40-60 x 1.2-1.5 cm long, deep green. Crownshaft smooth, green. Inflorescence arise from the upper leaf bases, and then progressively hanging down 1-2 m long, with flower clusters. 90-120 cm long peduncle, heavily branched, beneath the crown shaft bearing white male and female flowers. Flowers about 10 mm across. Sepals 3, petals 3 and the flowers in groups of 3, with 1 female between 2 male flowers. Male flowers with 30-40 stamens. Fruit globular and up to 20 mm in diameter, scarlet when ripe with up to 3 seeds within. Seeds smooth. Editing by edric.
Culture
The red fruit is planted in trays, defleshing is wise but not essential, as the flesh can burn sensitive skin. Bifid leaves will appear in 3 or 4 months, the seedlings are then tubed. Heavy shading results in long red petioles and large dark bifid leaves for 18 months before a pinnate leaf develops. Once they have filled a 200mm pot they will be about 2 years old, 2m tall, have some pinnate leaves and be ready to plant out. Heavy irrigation, fertilizer and mulch are required for best results. It establishes easily in gardens and is handsome in all stages of its rapid growth. Until the palm reaches maturity, the leaves are spaced evenly up the trunk, with the leaflets lying flat. As it ages, a crownshaft develops, the leaves arch and the pinnae rise to form a "V". Transplanting older specimens is usually successful. Carpentarias can be used indoors, being popular with plant hire companies triple planted. In a community of mixed species they will outgrow the others, adding height to the garden quickly. When spaced out in the sun as an avenue, the Carpie will grow uniformly, its self cleaning habit a bonus.
Comments and Curiosities
This is a monotypic genus.
May be confused with Archontophoenix cunninghamiana, which has pink to lavender flowers and all linear leaflets, rather than white to greenish-white flowers and broad apical leaflets in Carpentaria acuminata; Veitchia sp. which have leaflets that are drooping, rather than held in a V-shape.
- IMAGE GALLERY
Queensland, Australia. Photo by Dr. John Dransfield, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew/Palmweb.
AUSTRALIA: Darwin, 1964.
Fairchild Tropical Garden, Coconut Grove.
In low lying monsoonal forest.
Male flowers.
Female flowers.
On the Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia. Photo by Daryl O'Connor
On the Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia. Photo by Daryl O'Connor
Sri Lanka. Photo by Philippe.
Sri Lanka. Photo by Philippe.
Sri Lanka. Photo by Philippe.
Sri Lanka. Photo by Philippe.
Sri Lanka. Photo by Philippe.
Photo by Rolf Kyburz.
Adelaide River, Northern Territory, Aus.
Australian Botanic Gardens.
Kuching, Sarawak. Photo by Mike Gray.
Le Tampon, La Reunion Island photo by Ruddy Benezet
Nong Nooch Botanical Garden, Thailand.
Davie, Florida, photo by George Fitzpatrick
New Caledonia, photo by Ben
New Caledonia, photo by Ben
Medellin, Colombia. (1,500 Mts. or 5,000 feet above see level), Photo by Jeff Anderson.
The snake is a Carpet Snake, or Carpet Python (Morelia spilota)...the large trunk in the photo belongs to Carpentaria acuminata and the thinner trunks are Ptychosperma macarthurii. Gold Coast, Hinterland, Queensland, Australia. Photo by Daryl O'Connor.
Daryl moves after 20 years. Dayrl's first planting circa 1995. Gold Coast, Hinterland, Queensland, Australia. Photo by Daryl O'Connor.
Daryl moves after 20 years. Same palm 2015. Gold Coast, Hinterland, Queensland, Australia. Photo by Daryl O'Connor.
Daryl moves after 20 years. Same palm 2015. Gold Coast, Hinterland, Queensland, Australia. Photo by Daryl O'Connor.
External Links
- Glossary of Palm Terms
- MODERN BOTANICAL LATIN
- "Just To Be Clear"
- Click on Arecaceae, for list of photos
- http://itp.lucidcentral.org/id/palms/palm-id/Carpentaria_acuminata.htm
- http://keys.trin.org.au/key-server/data/0e0f0504-0103-430d-8004-060d07080d04/media/Html/taxon/Carpentaria_acuminata.htm
- Australian Palms, By John Leslie Dowe
- A must see video by KC Tsang, Singapore.
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).
Many Special Thanks to Ed Vaile for his long hours of tireless editing and numerous contributions.
