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plantladylin said:I have a few Areca Palm (Dypsis lutescens) growing in my yard and there is no fiber present on any of them. I don't know if any other Areca species have the fiber/thatch stuff.

Cat Palm (Chamaedorea cataractarum) and Parlor Palm (Chamaedorea elegans) doesn't show fiber either.

I used to have a Majesty Palm: http://garden.org/plants/searc... and it never had fiber on the base.

Kentia Palm (Howea forsteriana) is sometimes sold as a houseplant and I think they do have the fiber along the base.

Thanks! One more thing that makes me think it might be a Kentia is the difference between the colors of the younger and older stems - the older ones have a slightly greyish colour, and from what I've read mature Kentias have grey stems! Glad to hear that it probably isn't a Majesty though, I've heard they are really tricky to please!