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haighr
Hagerstown, MD
(Zone 6a)

January 16, 2003
10:13 AM

Post #450343

Christmas Palm, Manila Palm, Kerpis Palm
Adonidia merrillii

Fruits in bloom on Christmas Day 2002 - Punta Cana, Dominican Republic

http://davesgarden.com/pf/go/2223/

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DebbiesDelight
Sonora
Mexico

February 23, 2007
09:32 AM

Post #3217175

Are the fruits on the Christmas Palms edible for humans or are they just for decoration?
haighr
Hagerstown, MD
(Zone 6a)

February 23, 2007
11:47 AM

Post #3217498

Everything I have googled says "showy crimson fruit" - Other listings with edible fruit palms did not include veitchia merrillii.
palmbob
Tarzana, CA
(Zone 9b)


February 23, 2007
01:04 PM

Post #3217725

I don't think those are edible to us... however, something probably eats them in the wild or else there may not be much reason for the brilliant red color. Certainly nothing in nature is colored for the purposes of decoration.
alohacarey
Kiana, AK

August 16, 2008
03:13 AM

Post #5421341

We have a few V. merillii in our yard & our Philipino neighbors eat the seeds... after a little searching I found this from the University of Florida extension:
"Adonidia merrillii (syn. Veitchia merrillii) – Christmas, manilla, adonidia palm (solitary -
Phillipines). Seeds sometimes used as substitute for betelnut."

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