*DING DONG*
"Hi there Mr Postman. Anything for me?"
"Seeds, you say? Now, who'd send me something like that..."
The good news is that mail makes it to my new address (I didn't take that for granted, even though it's only at the other side of the city). They sent me a potpourri of seeds, most of them palms. The order also contained germinated seeds of
Calamus oxleyanus, a rattan palm I'm absolutely not familiar with. It was a "let's see what will come out of that" purchase. Rattan palms are climbing palms that are usually covered with spines. Our new property has a mango tree in front, and I was looking for a natural burglar-repellent solution.
Each seed was planted in a grow bag with recycled compost/perlite. Two seeds were intimately involved and didn't want to disengage, so I planted them together.
is not a rare species, but it is not commonly found on the commercial seed market. The information below is taken from the
Palms of Southern Asia book.
Mind, the tropics have their own problems. Pest pressure, for instance, is much higher. But you're always welcome for a visit 
I´m not absolutely 100% sure about the identity, but I put my money on Syzygium sp., likely Syzygium malaccense (Malay apple). It has a somewhat bland taste, but it is a refreshing snack for our type of climate when refrigerated.
So far, 5 have sprouted and 3 more have already germinated (sinker is drilling downwards, a matter of time before the seedling appears).
It's a fairly small cutting, but I don't like to cut large branches in public parks 
Even the jungle is less chaotic than my roof space at the moment 
