The Mayotte Bismarck Palm #2

Botanical Name : Bismarckia nobilis (green form)

It's probably quite a coincidence catching the green Bismarckia at Lorong Maarof, prior post, with bunches of inflorescence but beyond my reach to record as they were way too high up (15ft +).

A thought came to mind to re-visit the earlier lot at Mutiara Damansara to check if these were flowering and fruiting too, assuming tis' the season...

As I strolled into the park and this time around, more confident about this Bismarckia green form being indeed the Mayotte Island Bismarckia and guess what???

productive

trailing bunches

Several of the palms were heavily laden with infructescence and that was quite a remarkable sight.  While the fruits look the same as the fruits of the silver Bismarckia, at a glance, one might even say like olives!

leaf with cotton-like twirls

As I walked away from the park, I wondered what a lamentable loss it would have been had that 'Lorong Maarof moment' didn't strike me it did then...

The Mayotte Bismarck Palm

Botanical Name : Bismarckia nobilis (green form)

Sighted along the lower end of Lorong Maarof, nearer to Jalan Bangsar, a collection of grand Bismarcks - the silver and green species planted alternately in a row.

My first impression was that the smaller silver Bismarckia could be added on at a later date.  It wasn't till available information stated that the Mayotte Island species is markedly larger and taller, some nearly twice the height of the same age silvers, that it buzzed!

The Mayotte native's rate of growth is faster than its Madagascan counterpart with the former having originated from a wetter climate.

It's not often the two are planted so close together so this is a rare chance indeed to observe both, side by side.  The contrast in colour and height is amazing!

green with inflorescence