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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)


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