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Trachycarpus fortunei adaxial leaf blade with hastula

Trachycarpus fortunei canopy with budding inflorescence

Trachycarpus fortunei with blue fruit

Veitchia arecina canopy

Veitchia arecina crown shaft

Veitchia arecina stem with leaf scar rings

Veitchia arecina stem with closer view of leaf scar rings

Veitchia arecina stem base

Veitchia arecina stem with leaf scar rings, leaf and inflorescence

Veitchia arecina leaves with reins

Veitchia arecina leaf

Veitchia arecina leaf apex

Veitchia arecina leaflet tips

Veitchia arecina leaf rachis and leaflet attachment

Veitchia arecina leaf abaxial surface with ramenta

Veitchia arecina leaf abaxial surface with ramenta (closer view of dried specimen)

Veitchia arecina leaf abaxial surface with ramenta (closer view of dried specimen)

Veitchia arecina fruit

Veitchia arecina ripe fruit

Veitchia joannis canopy, crown shaft and stem. Photograph courtesy of Fairchild Tropical Botanical Garden, Guide to Palms http://palmguide.org/index.php

Veitchia joannis stem. Photograph courtesy of Fairchild Tropical Botanical Garden, Guide to Palms http://palmguide.org/index.php

Veitchia joannis leaves. Photograph courtesy of Fairchild Tropical Botanical Garden, Guide to Palms http://palmguide.org/index.php

Veitchia winin habit. Photograph courtesy of Fairchild Tropical Botanical Garden, Guide to Palms http://palmguide.org/index.php

Veitchia winin stem

Veitchia winin base of stem

Veitchia winin stem with leaf scar rings

Veitchia winin ripe fruit and inflorescence

Washingtonia filifera habit. Coachella Valley Preserve, Thousand Palms Oasis

Washingtonia filifera habit. Coachella Valley Preserve, Thousand Palms Oasis

Washingtonia filifera palms showing marcesant leaves with human on the left (for scale).

Washingtonia filifera habit. Nursery grown palms with leaves pruned away.

Washingtonia robusta (left) Washingtonia filifera (right)