I went to the Zoo last weekend. I took as many photos as I could without getting left behind from my party of 6. Unfortunately, I could only snap 1 photo of the awesome cycad collection. I also don't know cycads well enough to know which one were the least common (beyond the Queen Sago). I even managed to see the animals too.
First photo is of a Dypsis utilis. They are known to branch.
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Beccariophoenix madagascarensis
Sabal bermudana
close up of S. bermudana leaf
Livistona saribus
croc of some sort
I love the recurvature of this palmate leaf. I think it's a Sabal Palm. (not the same species as the S. bermudana)
Monstera deliciosa with roots submerged in the turtle pond.
Phoenix rupicola, the zoo call them Wild Date Palm, some call them Cliff Date Palms
closeup of the rupicola leaf
Encephalartos manikensis
Trithrinax acanthocoma - The Spiny Palm from Southern Brazil
Trithrinax acanthocoma trunk
Dictyosperma album, A.K.A.the Princess Palm, the Hurricane Palm
The largest lizard in the world, the Komodo Dragon hangs out for a shot.
Looks like that common cycad, but it sure is beautiful.
some bent bamboo
What is this plant? Is this a succulent?
Jubaeopsis caffra
this plant is older than it looks.
Pandanus tectorius, Screwpine, Hala
A gorgeous Red Headed Agama basking in the sun.
A tall Dypsis leptocheilos also know as the Teddy Bear Palm in the background. Look at the nice white trunk and the red, fuzzy crownshaft.
Thanks for posting. :)
The Dictyosperma is one of the nicest you will find in SoCal. These are hard to make look good here.
The plant you asked about is an aloe barberae.
Weblnt, here is a slightly closer photo of the Dictyosperma's crown and crownshaft. It was in afternoon shade.
This Philodendron is usurping the King.
Rhopalostylis sapida
Caryota maxima
Rhopalostylis baueri
baueri lower shot
so red
your succulent is a tree aloe, probably a sad Aloe barberae (aka bainsii). Nice Encephalartos shot. Almost worth driving all the way down there just to get a few photos of that myself.
Pritchardia martii
Pritchardia forbesiana
Pritchardia lanaiensis, The Loulu Palm from Lanai, Hawaii
I wasn't expecting this visitor. I knew what it was when I saw it. It was not identified with a sign.
This palm was an amazing sight. Look at how it curves. It looks like a Washingtonia robusta, but I don't know for sure.
Look at this spear leaf.
Looks like waxy paper. How strange!
you last two photos show a palm with a bamboo culm right in the middle... that is not a palm leaf spear
I actually thought of that, but I it looked like part of the palm crown. I didn't even see bamboo from where I was.
