Palms   Dypsis leptocheilos

Synonymy: Dypsis darianii Common Names: Teddy Bear Palm, Redneck Habitat: Madagascan rainforest Description: Medium/large feather palm to about 10m, with a very distinctive reddish brown tormentum on the crownshaft and a white waxy trunk. General: A very popular palm in the tropics and sub-tropics. Often confused with another palm also known as the Redneck Dypsis lastelliana . That palm gets a much darker crownshaft colouring, however it is a much, much slower grower, so for most people (i.e. non palm collectors) this is the prefered plant. Culture: An easily grown palm which likes full sun/light shade, and a moist, well drained position. Figure 1. Nicely grown plant of D. leptocheilos . Figure 2. Close-up of the crownshaft. Figure 3. Close-up of the crownshaft II. Figure 4. Juvenile specimens at Rockhamptom Botanic Gardens Contributed by: Simon van Heel (Figure 1) Rolf Kyburz, K-Palms (Figures 2&3) John & Jeanne Price (Figure 4 - from PALMS & CYCADS No. 54, Jan-Mar 1997). For further information try Monocot Checklist Palm Web