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Bismarkia nobilis
About seven to eight feet high, these ornamental palm trees are about as wide as they are tall. One of the shorter types of palm with large leaves.
These are seemingly popular palms for landscaping here in Malaysia. Don't know where they originate from.
This tree was among many others in the local park. I see them along roadsides and in ornamental gardens. Any information about these palms would be welcomed!
Yes it is, but that's a story that's been oft repeated with tropical (ornamental and edible food crop) vegetation. In the tropics pick 10 fantastic ornamental flowers/trees in a park or your garden and at least 5 are from somewhere far away!
Thank you S Frazier! How fascinating to know that this palm originates from Madagascar!