Palms   Dypsis scottiana

Common Names: Raosy Palm Conservation Status: Threatened Distribution & Habitat: Endemic to white sand coastal forest on the south-eastern tip of Madagascar, a habitat similar to that of Dypsis lutescens Description: A small, clustering palm with numerous, thin stems to 4m tall, with small, glossy green, pinnate leaves. Culture: Warm, well drained sheltered position. Probably reasonably drought resistant. Figure 1. D. scottiana Figure 2. D. scottiana stem detail. Figure 3. D. scottiana inflorescence. Figure 4. D. scottiana infructescence. Contributed by: Luke Nancarrow (Figure 1) Clayton York, Utopia Palms & Cycads (Figure 2,3&4) For further information try Monocot Checklist Palm Web