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#Palms feature strongly in the #woodcuts in “Over the reefs” by Robert #Gibbings (1948) 🌴🌴. #Arecaceae #BookIllustrationOfTheDay
Brahea armata #Arecaceae (Blue Hesper Palm) from north-western Mexico in rocky canyons/oases including Baja California. Perhaps surprisingly cold tolerant but also copes with very hot days - see it at Guilfoyle's Volcano collection @RBG_Victoria