Palms
 
Dypsis sp. 'Jurassic Park'![]()
Distribution & Habitat:
Madagascan rainforest.Description:
A large, solitary palm with a thick trunk, orange crownshaft, and long slightly plumose leaves. Similar in appearance to Dypsis piluliferaGeneral:
Another Dypsis only known from cultivated specimens.Culture:
Sunny, moist, but well drained position. Fairly slow growing.
Figure 1. D. sp. 'Jurassic Park' crownshaft.
Figure 2. D. sp. 'Jurassic Park' with Jeff Marcus for scale.
Contributed by: Bo Lundkvist, Lundkvist Palm Garden (Figure 1) Matt Patricelli (Figure 2)