Adventure to find a new published species - Butia pubispatha
Adventure to find a new published species - Butia pubispatha
Today I went with my friend Alberto to find a newly publicised species, separated from Butia microspadix by Lorenzi and Noblick.
I found it..........
I found it..........
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Its there honest...... after clearing away the weeds...
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Tiny flower spathe appearing on this rare and tiny palm
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Blimey, that would be easy to miss.
Are these a new species or a newly discovered species Nigel?
It looks little more than a baby really. Do they get bigger like other Butia or are they dwarf palms?
Are these a new species or a newly discovered species Nigel?
It looks little more than a baby really. Do they get bigger like other Butia or are they dwarf palms?
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This is a fully mature palm , cute little things. Its a new species because this population is different from Butia microspadix in that it doesnt have spathe on the tomentum, the flower differs and it grows bigger believe it or not.
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Unreal! I didn't realise mature palms could be this small.
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I can see how it has taken so long to name! I wonder how many different species still exist or have wiped out already. It's amazing how similar these look yet the size difference is huge.
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One for the palm collector I feel. It looks like a £5 B&Q CIPD. Can't see a market for that tiddler I'm afraid.
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Kris, no market for this no and I just posted it because I thought people would be interested.
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Nigel wrote:Kris, no market for this no and I just posted it because I thought people would be interested.
Do you reckon there are still more species to find?
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For sure there is more , the Butia I found here is a new species ( pic attached) , Lorenzi confirmed that but just didnt have time for it. The Butias in Paraguay are probably at least 3 species and its a pandoras box there yet currently all Butia paraguayensis. There is for sure others to find.
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look good in a bonsai collectionNigel wrote:Kris, no market for this no and I just posted it because I thought people would be interested.
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