Common Names:
Golden Cane Palm,
Butterfly Palm
Distribution & Habitat:
Madagasar
Description:
A clustering palm, with up to about a dozen golden coloured trunks,
but no main trunk as the
Ptychospermas
have.
The trunks curve out from the base (see Figure 3),
while the feather leaves a quite recurved as well.
General:
One of the most popular palms in the tropics and sub-tropics,
due to its ease of growth, and attractiveness.
Used for both landscaping duties, as well as an indoor plant.
Culture:
A very adaptable palm, but grows best in full sun, in a well drained,
but moist spot. Drought tolerant, but not very frost tolerant
(for a similar palm that is, look at
D. baronii
).
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Figure 1. D. lutescens
distinctive stems.
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Figure 2. D. lutescens
- looking into the crown of a larger plant.
Figure 3. D. lutescens
- looking at the base of the same plant.
Figure 4. D. lutescens
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Figure 5. D. lutescens
- a 100 year old speciman
in Petropolis, Brazil.
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| Contributed by: |
Gary Haslecker (Figure 1)
| | Michael Gray
(Text, and Figures 2&3)
| | Gaston Torres Vera,
Argentina (Images copyright Argentina Palms) (Figure 4)
| | Rolf Kyburz, K-Palms (Figure 5)
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