Dypsis sp Jurassic Park

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Figure 1. D. sp. 'Jurassic Park' crownshaft.

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 pilulifera

General:

Another Dypsis only known from cultivated specimens.

Culture:

Sunny, moist, but well drained position. Fairly slow growing.

Figure 2. D. sp. 'Jurassic Park' with Jeff Marcus for scale.

Contributed by:

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

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