Palms   Dypsis lutescens

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 ).

Figure 1. D. lutescens distinctive stems.

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

Figure 5. D. lutescens - a 100 year old speciman in Petropolis, Brazil.

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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