Palms   Dypsis louvelii

Distribution & Habitat: Montane forest along the central east coast, Madagascar. Description: A small understory palm to about 1 metre tall, with long, entire, deeply bifid, corrugated leaves. Leaf usually entire bifid, altho occasionally divided into 3 leaflets either side. It has a red new leaf. Culture: Warm, sheltered and moist. Figure 2. D. louvelii with red new leaf. Figure 1. D. louvelii . Figure 3. D. louvelii with seeds. Contributed by: Mike Gray (Figure 1) Clayton York, Utopia Palms & Cycads (Figure 2&3) For further information try Monocot Checklist Palm Web