Dypsis crinita
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Figure 1. D. crinita in habitat, Madagascar.
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Synonymy:
Vonitra crinita
Common Names:
Unknown
Distribution:
North, and north-east Madagascar.
Habitat:
Valley bottoms, in lowland rainforest.
Description:
A very interesting clumping palm, to 15m, with a dichotomously branching trunk, usually covered in fibrous sheaths. Leaves are long, finely pinnate, and a reddish new leaf.
General:
Culture:
Warm, sheltered and moist.
Contributed by:
Gunter Gottlebe (Figure 1)
