Brazoria Palm at Quintana Neotropical Bird Sanctuary. This specimen was planted here in the early 1990's as a seedling (grown from seed collected in SW Brazoria Co. at the "Palm Tract"), but affords a location with public access where this rare species can be observed. A total of three medium-sized specimens exist at the location. Obviously, the species is slow-growing but salt-tolerant, as these survived here near the beach, including salt-water inundation during Hurricane Ike (2008).
Reference: Goldman et al, Phytotaxa 27: 8-25 (2011)
https://www.mapress.com/phytotaxa/content/2011/f/pt00027p025.pdf
Brazoria Palm at Quintana Neotropical Bird Sanctuary. This specimen was planted here in the early 1990's as a seedling (grown from seed collected in SW Brazoria Co. at the "Palm Tract"), but affords a location with public access where this rare species can be observed. Nearby is a second similar specimen (off the trail, about 10m to the east, not logged in iNat). A total of three medium-sized specimens exist at the location. Obviously, the species is slow-growing but salt-tolerant, as these survived here near the beach, including salt-water inundation during Hurricane Ike (2008).
Reference: Goldman et al, Phytotaxa 27: 8-25 (2011)
https://www.mapress.com/phytotaxa/content/2011/f/pt00027p025.pdf
http://www.ipni.org/ipni/plantNameByVersion.do?id=77113756-1&version=1.2
"Palm Unit" no public access
Photo 2: habitat, Columbia Bottomlands
Photo 3: young specimen
Brazoria Palm observed growing on private property, planted about 1997 from seed collected at the "Palm Tract". Four additional smaller specimens are located on the same property.
Reference: Goldman et al, Phytotaxa 27: 8-25 (2011)
https://www.mapress.com/phytotaxa/content/2011/f/pt00027p025.pdf