PACSOA - Dypsis leptocheilos

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).

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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).