Palms   Dypsis lutescens

Common Names: Golden Cane Palm, Butterfly Palm 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 ). Figure 1. A classic example of a Golden Cane Palm. Figure 2. Looking into the crown of a larger plant. Figure 3. Looking at the base of the same plant. Figure 4. A 100 year old speciman in Petropolis, Brazil. Contributed by: Michael Gray (Text, and Figures 2&3) Gaston Torres Vera, Argentina (Images copyright Argentina Palms) (Figure 1) Rolf Kyburz, K-Palms (Figure 4) For further information try Monocot Checklist Palm Web