That looks like it. Thanks for the warning too. I was wondering if they were poisonous because just handling them made my hands feel weird. I will try to grow it anyway cause as a container plant in the north there is not much chance of it bearing fruit. My friend said they had cut down the tree. Maybe because its dangerous.

Yes I think it's a Montgomery Palm (Veitchia arecina) - thanks guys!

You might have to wait a while for that one to fruit, but there should be a lot of them all over the Philippines fruiting any time.

The tree is from near West palm Beach, FL. I got it on 6 months ago when we were on a trip there. It is not a store bought plant. I looked at the Dracena family- I can see the similarities. But mine has such thick trunk for such little height, not very typical for dracena. Thank you. Do you think the cocoon is a flower bud or is it a new branch coming out? Thanks.