Palms   Dypsis mcdonaldiana

Synonymy: None Common Names: None Distribution: Mountains of south-east Madagascar. Habitat: Rainforest. Description: A small to medium sized clustering palm, with up to 20 stems, to about 5m tall. General: Named after McDonalds Restuarants, who funded 4 years of reasearch into Madagascan palms. Culture: Warm, sheltered and moist.

Figure 1. A young plant of D. mcdonaldiana

Reference:	The Palms of Madagascar by Dr. John Dransfield, and Dr. Henk J. Beentje.
Contributed by:	Steve Prescott

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