Palms   Dypsis mocquerysiana

Distribution & Habitat: Rainforest in Masoala and Mananara Avaratra in north eastern Madagascar, as well as on the south eastern coast. Description: A small understory palm, solitary or clustering, to about 2 metres tall, with entire or split, deeply bifid, corrugated leaves. As they get older, most plants seem to become clustering, and the leaves become split. Culture: Warm, sheltered and moist. Figure 1. D. mocquerysiana Figure 2. D. mocquerysiana , young plant with entire leaves. Figure 3. D. mocquerysiana Figure 4. D. mocquerysiana - older plant, clustering with split leaves. Contributed by: Colin Wilson (Figure 1) Clayton York, Utopia Palms & Cycads (Figure 2,3&4) For further information try Monocot Checklist Palm Web