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jcolehaley
Asheville
United States
March 8, 2011 6:38 AM Post #8414063
| I have never seen a tree like this before and am seeking help with a name for it. Anyone have any ideas?
This tree is found near Dominical (In Platanillo about 15 minutes inland of the Pacific Coast) in the southern/central region of Costa Rica.
I have also posted these and other pics on my blog at http://blog.jcolehaley.com in the "Walk near the Cabina" post under "Costa Rica" category.
Thanks,
Cole 
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jcolehaley
Asheville
United States
March 8, 2011 6:43 AM Post #8414076
| Another picture of the unidentified tree in Costa Rica. 
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themoonhowl
Prairieville, LA (Zone 9a)
March 8, 2011 6:49 AM Post #8414092
| Possibly Ficus benghalensis, banyan tree, India fig
http://www.floridata.com/ref/f/ficu_ben.cfm |
jcolehaley
Asheville
United States
March 8, 2011 7:03 AM Post #8414128
| I've seen Banyan trees in Hawaii, this is not like them, and this tree has thorns on the 'legs' that would hurt you if you tried climbing or bumped into it. Also there is no central 'trunk' going into the ground, its supported by the 'legs' as I call them... not quite like roots. Its near a stream, this area possible floods during the rainy season and this is its way of staying above water.
The thorns are weird, as if to protect its fruit or nuts from predators or humans. Didn't get a good enough look up top to tell if it has fruit or nuts.
I'm going down there again today and will get more pictures and look for more details.
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themoonhowl
Prairieville, LA (Zone 9a)
March 8, 2011 8:20 AM Post #8414278
| I did find this link, and the mention of the Lagarto and Lagartillo trees . It says some have thorns, some don't, and some only when young.
http://www.1-costaricalink.com/costa_rica_information/costa_...
Zanthoxylum spp Pricklyash tree is one that shows up under that name.
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Resin
Northumberland
United Kingdom (Zone 9a)
March 8, 2011 10:01 AM Post #8414459
| Stilt roots like that suggest a Pandanus.
Any pics of the foliage?
Resin
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themoonhowl
Prairieville, LA (Zone 9a)
March 8, 2011 10:07 AM Post #8414463
| Resin, look at the second pic. That is why I thought maybe a ficus...isn't Pandanus the screw pine and palm-like trees? |
jcolehaley
Asheville
United States
March 8, 2011 1:13 PM Post #8414747
| Got some more pics of the fruit and foliage today... 
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jcolehaley
Asheville
United States
March 8, 2011 1:19 PM Post #8414762
| There is a pic of the base of a Pandanus on Wikipedia that looks very similar.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Pandanus_trees,_Hawaii.jpg
The fruit on the one here looks like dates or something... |
jcolehaley
Asheville
United States
March 8, 2011 1:26 PM Post #8414771
| Another look at the foliage and fruit at the bottom left... 
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jcolehaley
Asheville
United States
March 8, 2011 1:31 PM Post #8414788
| The Wikipedia article says: "Pandanus is a genus of monocots with about 600 known species."
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pandanus
They list a selection of the species, but I see no pics of the foliage or fruit. |
Metrosideros
Keaau, HI
 March 8, 2011 1:39 PM Post #8414810
| Not a Pandanus.
Some dicot that lives in wet soil, such as a Mangrove.
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themoonhowl
Prairieville, LA (Zone 9a)
March 8, 2011 1:44 PM Post #8414816
| Here are some images of Pandanus fruit
http://www.google.com/images?um=1&hl=en&client=firefox-a&rls... |
Resin
Northumberland
United Kingdom (Zone 9a)
March 8, 2011 1:46 PM Post #8414818
| Thanks! OK, not a Pandanus - it's a palm of some sort, possibly a Caryota (fishtail palm). Not sure if that ever has stilt roots, but the leaves are a fair match.
Metrosideros wrote:Not a Pandanus.
Some dicot that lives in wet soil, such as a Mangrove.
Hi Metro - methinks you're getting mixed with the leaves on that branch that crosses in front of the palm's trunk. Look at the sheathed upper stem and the background foliage ;-)
Resin
edit: typo
This message was edited Mar 8, 2011 9:49 PM |
victorengel
Austin, TX
March 8, 2011 1:48 PM Post #8414821
| In Guatemala we had some palms that were like this. I don't know the name, though. |
victorengel
Austin, TX
March 8, 2011 1:55 PM Post #8414836
| I think it's Walking Palm, Socratea exorrhiza |
Resin
Northumberland
United Kingdom (Zone 9a)
March 8, 2011 2:00 PM Post #8414850
| victorengel wrote:I think it's Walking Palm, Socratea exorrhiza
Yep, that looks like it - certainly a far better fit than my Caryota suggestion
Resin
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anapatty83
Managua
Nicaragua
March 8, 2011 2:33 PM Post #8414926
| Sorry...this is Socratea exorrhiza , at the base with an open cone of stilt roots of 1-3 m high, densely spiny, thick, tapered at base.It arrives reach between 10 and 20 feet high. Pinnate leaves, ie, branching at right angles to the branch, 2 to 3 m long.
.Palm native from Central America. ( distributed from Central America to Bolivia and Brazil). here commonly call "maquenque. " also "walking palm"
. http://tropicos.org/Image/1098?projectid=7&langid=66
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anapatty83
Managua
Nicaragua
March 8, 2011 2:35 PM Post #8414932
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Photos
http://www.google.com.ni/images?hl=es&gbv=2&tbs=isch:1&sa=3&... |
themoonhowl
Prairieville, LA (Zone 9a)
March 8, 2011 2:44 PM Post #8414948
| Ya got here first Anapatty...LOL I finally found a LINK WITH THE SOCRATEA . |
victorengel
Austin, TX
March 8, 2011 2:54 PM Post #8414969
| "Ya got here first Anapatty"
I got here firster ;-) |
anapatty83
Managua
Nicaragua
March 8, 2011 3:22 PM Post #8415036
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"Ya got here first Anapatty" ...hahaha
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themoonhowl
Prairieville, LA (Zone 9a)
March 8, 2011 3:25 PM Post #8415047
| Sorry Victor...You did indeed get here firster and faster...GRIN |
anapatty83
Managua
Nicaragua
March 8, 2011 3:36 PM Post #8415078
| themoonhowl wrote:Sorry Victor...You did indeed get here firster and faster...GRIN
Yes..yes..that's right.
I did not find the words in English to say : as Victor said this is Socratea exorrhiza...
Lo siento, Victor.
Saludos a todos. |
jcolehaley
Asheville
United States
March 9, 2011 4:53 PM Post #8417222
| lol, I was the firsterest one here...
thank you folks for identifying this... Socratea exorrhiza
Now I can label my photos correctly and now that Socrates visited me and I got pictures I can show my facebook friends and name it like I know what I am talking about... lol... If anybody wants to friend me, my username is jcolehaley@gmail.com , blog.jcolehaley.com (where I am photo logging my Costa Rica trip)
Thanks again ya'll
jcolehaley |
jcolehaley
Asheville
United States
March 9, 2011 6:40 PM Post #8417426
| This tree is amazing.
"Its common name arises from the fact that the tree's stilt roots enable it to slowly shift position, up to 1 meter a year to get more sunlight."
Walking Palm
http://xmb.stuffucanuse.com/xmb/viewthread.php?tid=5865 |
