Palms   Dypsis betamponensis

Synonymy:
Neophloga betamponensis

Common Names:
Unknown

Distribution:
Betampona near Ambodiriana, Madagascar.

Habitat:
Rainforest

Description:
An attractive, small understory palm to about 1m tall, with entire leaves, and on which the new leaves are often red.

General:
Thought to be extinct; until its recent rediscovery it hadn't been seen for 70 years.

Culture:
Warm, sheltered, and moist.

Figure 1. D. betamponensis showing the (faded) red new leaf.

Contributed by:

Colin Wilson (Figure 1).

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