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Pacific Island Palms Inventory List 2019 Please Contact Us for Pictures Pacific Island Palms inventory list 2019 Please contact us for pictures, descriptions,sizes and prices of any Palm variety on our inventory list. Quantities are limited. Delivery available. (808)­280­2194 [email protected] Species Index Common Name Index 1. Actinokentia divaricata (red new leaf) 2. Archontophoenix maxima Walsh river king palm 3. Archontophoenix purpurea Purple king palm (purple crownshaft) 4. Areca macrocalyx (red crownshaft) Highland betel nut palm 5. Areca triandra (fragrant flower) 6. Areca vestiaria (orange crownshaft) Orange collar palm 7. Areca vestiaria (red crownshaft) 8. Areca vestiaria (yellow crownshaft) 9. Arenga australasica 10. Basselinia pancheri Micro kentia palm 11. Beccariophoenix madagascariensis Madagascar coconut palm 12. Bentinckia condapanna Lord Bentinck’s palm 13. Bismarckia nobilis (silver form) Bismark palm 14. Brahea dulcis Rock palm 15. Brassiophoenix drymophloeoides 16. Burretiokentia hapala Dreadlock palm 17. Burretiokentia vieillardii 18. Butia eriospatha Woolly Butia palm 19. Calyptrocalyx albertisianus Sunset palm 20. Calyptrocalyx leptostachys 21. Calyptronoma rivalis Manic palm 22. Carpentaria acuminata Carpentaria palm 23. Carpoxylon macrosperma Rip Curl palm 24. Caryota mitis Clustering fishtail palm 25. Caryota ophiopellis Snake skin palm 26. Caryota zebrina Zebra palm 27. Chambeyronia hookeri Red flame palm, 28. Chambeyronia macrocarpa Red feather palm 29. Copernicia alba Caranday palm 30. Copernicia berteroana 31. Cryosophila albida 32. Cyphophoenix nucele 33. Cyrtostachys lakka Sealing wax palm 34. Dictyosperma furfuraceum Princess palm 35. Dypsis albofarinosa (white petiole) 36. Dypsis ambositrae 37. Dypsis baronii (white crown shaft) 38. Dypsis basilonga 39. Dypsis cabadae Blue areca palm 40. Dypsis carlsmithii 41. Dypsis decaryi Triangle palm 42. Dypsis decipiens 43. Dypsis lanceolata 44. Dypsis lastelliana Redneck palm 45. Dypsis leptocheilos Teddy bear palm 46. Dypsis lutescens Areca palm, Butterfly palm, Golden cane palm 47. Dypsis mahajanga 48. Dypsis mananjarensis Mealybug palm 49. Dypsis onilahensis (True weeping form) 50. Dypsis pembana 51. Dypsis sp.orange crush 52. Dypsis rivularis Sakalava palm 53. Dypsis rosea 54. Dypsis saintelucei 55. Dypsis utilis 56. Euterpe edulis Juncara palm 57. Euterpe oleracea Assai palm 58. Euterpe precatoria (variegated form) Mountain cabbage palm 59. Heterospathe delicatula 60. Heterospathe woodfordiana 61. Hydriastele beguinii 62. Hydriastele pinangoides (new pink leaf) 63. Hyophorbe lagenicaulis Bottle palm 64. Hyophorbe verschaffeltii Spindle palm 65. Kentiopsis oliviformis 66. Kerriodoxa elegans 67. Latania loddigesii Blue latan palm 68. Licuala distans 69. Licuala elegans 70. Licuala ramsayi Australian fan palm 71. Neoveitchia storckii 72. Normanbya normanbyi Black palm 73. Phoenix roebelenii Dwarf date palm 74. Pinanga coronata Ivory cane palm 75. Pinanga javana 76. Pinanga maculata Tiger paw palm 77. Polyandrococos caudescens Buri palm 78. Ponapea ledermanniana 79. Pritchardia affinis (Native Big Lou palm Island) 80. Pritchardia beccariana (Native Big Island) 81. Pritchardia hillebrandii (Native Loulou lelo palm Molokai) 82. Pritchardia forbesiana (Native Maui) 83. Ptychosperma cuneatum 84. Ptychosperma furcatum 85. Ptychosperma macarthurii Macarthur palm 86. Ptychosperma watuboho 87. Ravenala madagascariensis Traveler’s palm 88. Ravenea glauca 89. Ravenea hildebrandtii 90. Rhapis excelsa Lady palm 91. Roystonea oleracea Caribbean royal palm 92. Syagrus botryophora 93. Syagrus romanzoffiana Queen palm 94. Syagrus ruschiana 95. Syagrus sancona Colombian foxtail palm 96. Veitchia joannis 97. Veitchia merrillii Manila palm, Christmas palm, Dwarf royal palm 98. Wodyetia bifurcata Foxtail palm 99. Zamia furfuracea Cardboard palm .
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