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Old September 18th, 2006, 12:22 PM
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Unknown plant in GHouse...Palm?

Would anyone know what plant this is?? Thanks.
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Old September 18th, 2006, 01:21 PM
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Re: Unknown plant in GHouse...Palm?

There are other kinds of tropical plants with leaves like these as well. If a palm should have trunklike stems where leaves come together at bases.
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Old September 18th, 2006, 01:41 PM
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Re: Unknown plant in GHouse...Palm?

How about Molineria capitulata (syn. Curculigo capitulata, Curculigo recurvata), Palm Grass?
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Old September 18th, 2006, 02:53 PM
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Re: Unknown plant in GHouse...Palm?

That would be one of the other kinds. There's one seen in Hawaiian forests that looks like it, too, maybe the same thing or related.
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Old September 20th, 2006, 05:25 PM
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Re: Unknown plant in GHouse...Palm?

Thank you guys. I looked the plant up and it seems to match. You've ended a 5 year mystery!

Thanks again.
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