Just past these palms is a grouping of six Nikau palms ( Rhopalostylis sapida), New Zealand’s only native palm – you’ll see them just before you reach the exit sign leading to stairs on your left. On your immediate left are a grove of kentia palms ( Howea forsteriana) and sentry palms ( Howea belmoreana), both from Lord Howe Island, east of Australia – they’re the palms with the striped trunks the two species look similar but the three palms closest to the corner of the garden are the sentry palms. Turn left at the pathway to begin a tour of the park’s palm garden. Interspersed among the trees are small cycads, also native to Australia (they look like very short, small palms – the scientific name is Macrozamia communis). On your right will be a grove of Brisbane box trees from Australia (or Lophostemon confertus if you’re a botanist), one of San Francisco’s most common street trees. Turn right, and continue until you reach the path that circles the park. From the ground floor of the transit center, ascend the escalator until you reach the top level.
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