Synonymy:
Chrysalidocarpus onilahensis
,
Chrysalidocarpus midongensis
,
Chrysalidocarpus brevinodis
,
Dypsis brevinodis
Common Names:
None
Distribution:
Widely distributed over the north, central,
and south-west areas of Madagascar.
Habitat:
Riverine forest.
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Figure 1. D. onilahensis
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Description:
A very attractive, clustering (or rarely solitary) palm, up to 20m high,
arching to nearly pendulous leaves, similar in appearance
to
D. baronii
. Whitish crownshaft.
General:
I've seen several plants in SE Queensland labeled as D. onilahensis
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mainly due to their having a whitish crownshaft, but after seeing the real thing,
they plainly aren't. What they are tho, I have no idea.
Culture:
Lightly shaded to full sun, moist but well drained soil.
Seedlings are slow.
Figure 2. Beautifull drooping leaves, and leaflets.
Figure 3. Inflorescence, and crownshaft.
Figure 4. D. onilahensis
in habitat, Madagascar.
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Reference:
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The Palms of Madagascar by Dr. John Dransfield, and Dr. Henk J. Beentje.
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Contributed by:
| Dr. Hugh Kunze (Figures 1,2,3&4).
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