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Common Names:
Dypsis "Stumpy"
Conservation Status:
Vulnerable
Distribution & Habitat:
Only 2 known populations, in rainforests of central-eastern and south-eastern Madagascar.
Description:
A large solitary palm to 12 metres tall with a very solid trunk,
a browny orange and white tormentum on the leaf bases, and plumose leaves.
Cultivation:
Warm and moist.
Figure 2. D. prestoniana
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Figure 1. D. prestoniana
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Figure 3. D. prestoniana
leaf detail.
Figure 4. D. prestoniana
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Figure 5. D. prestoniana
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Figure 6. D. prestoniana
trunk base.
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