Dypsis pilulifera

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Figure 2. D. pilulifera crownshaft.

Conservation Status:

[[www.iucnredlist.orgsearchdetails.php38556all" Threatened

Common Names:

Dypsis "Orange Crush"

Distribution & Habitat:

Moist montane forest of the Sambirano region, Marojejy and Mantady, in Madagascar.

Description:

An attractive, medium sized, solitary palm with a green trunk and a green thru to bright orange crownshaft (hence the common name). The leaves have long thin, very evenly spaced, bright green leaflets.

General:

The palm heart is eaten which is putting serious pressure on the populations, even within Marojejy and Mantady protected areas.

Culture:

Sunny, moist, but well drained position. Probably not very cold tolerant.

Figure 1. D. pilulifera.

Figure 3. D. pilulifera inflorescence.

Figure 4. D. pilulifera leaf close-up.

Figure 5. D. pilulifera group shot.

Contributed by:

Bo Lundkvist, a href="http://www.lundkvistpalmgarden.com/web/"
target="new"Lundkvist Palm Garden (Figure 1,2,3,4&5)

External Links:

Kew, PalmWeb, eMonocot, JSTOR, Trebrown

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