Synonymy:
Unknown
Common Names:
Unknown
Habitat:
Madagascan rainforest, along stream banks, and among boulders.
Description:
A small to medium sized single trunked palm to about 6m,
with an untidy crown of leaves.
General:
Culture:
This is an easily grown palm for a moist, lightly shaded position.
Since it normally lives near streams, it is a water lover,
and potted plants thrive if left sitting in about an inch of water.
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Figure 1. D. rivularis
in habitat, Madagascar.
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Figure 2. D. rivularis
in habitat, Madagascar.
Figure 3. Ditto.
Figure 4. Nice plant of D. rivularis
at the Sunshine Coast, SE Queensland.
| Contributed by:
| Gunter Gottlebe (Figure 1)
| | Rolf Kyburz,
K-Palms (Figure 2&3)
| | Mike Gray (Figure 4)
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