Palms   Dypsis rivularis

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.

Figure 1. D. rivularis in habitat, Madagascar.

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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