PACSOA - Dypsis tsaravoasira

Palms

Dypsis tsaravoasira

Synonymy:
None
Common Names:
None
Distribution:
North-eastern Madagascar.
Habitat:
Steep upper slopes, and ridgetops in rainforest.
Description:
A very attractive, large, solitary, tristichous palm, to about 20m tall. Leaves are upright, but droop at the tips.
General:
The name tsaravoasira apparantly means "good with salt" in the local language. It thus doesn't really need to be said that the palm heart is eaten.
Culture:
Sunny, moist, but well drained position. Becoming very popular with palm collectors.

Figure 1. D. tsaravoasira in habitat, Madagascar.

Reference: The Palms of Madagascar by Dr. John Dransfield, and Dr. Henk J. Beentje.

Contributed by: Dr. Hugh Kunze (Figure 1).

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Reference:	The Palms of Madagascar by Dr. John Dransfield, and Dr. Henk J. Beentje.

Contributed by:	Dr. Hugh Kunze (Figure 1).