The closest I can find is Dypsis lutescens, but even there the trunk is not yellow enough.
I also got some photos of the flowers, which attract bees
and the fruit which is a deep purple
Does anyone have any idea of what it is? Any help is welcome!
*Update 29/10/09*:
Thanks to the commenter anthrome below, and to the helpful people at Palm Talk, our palm tree is confirmed as a Euterpe olearcea aka Acai, apparently the palm hearts and berries are edible too! Gonna have to try that some time.
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I had not come across a purple palm fruits. This is so beautiful.
Wish I could help - not an expert with palm names.
Hope you manage to get them identified.
I'm not a palm expert, but the trunk, fronds and fruit look similar to Euterpe oleracea, the Açai Palm. A fantastic species, very versatile, many uses. You can probably verify the ID quickly by posting your photos on www.palmtalk.org
Thanks! I'll check it out.
hi Julian,
I have awarded you the Scrap Blog award on my blog. I would love to have you participate, because I enjoy your blog very much. It would be great to learn more about you. If you don't want to, I understand.
Hi James, sorry I've been travelling and not keeping up to date with the blog and so on.
Thanks for the compliment and for thinking of me, I'll check out what the Scrap Blog award scheme is :)
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