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Dypsis lutescens

(Areca Palm)

Overview

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Interesting Facts

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Common Names

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Common Names in Chinese:

Di Zong, Huang Ye Zi (As C Lutescens - Taiwan), San Wei Kui (As C Lutescens - Hong Kong)

Common Names in English:

Areca Palm, Butterfly Palm, Cane Palm, Golden Cane Palm, Golden Feather Palm, Golden-Yellow Palm, Madagascar Palm, Yellow Butterfly Palm, Yellow Palm

Common Names in French:

Palmier Cane D´or (Réunion)

Common Names in German:

Goldblattpalme, Goldfruchtpalme

Common Names in Japanese:

Kogane Yake Yashi

Common Names in Malagasy:

Lafahazo, Lafaza, Rehazo

Common Names in Malay:

Pinang Kuning (As C Lutescens)

Common Names in Portuguese:

Areca-Bambú, Palmeira-Areca

Common Names in Russian:

Khrizalidokarpus (As C Lutescens), Khrizalidokarpus Zheltovatii (As C Lutescens), Trostnikovye Pal´my (As C Lutescens)

Description

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Genus Dypsis

Trunks erect , clustered, less than 15 cm diam., clustering , erect, with conspicuous nodal rings , unarmed , occasionally branching near base . Leaves: leaf bases unarmed, yellowish, forming distinct crownshaft ; blade pinnate [undivided], unarmed; plication reduplicate ; segments lanceolate, evenly spaced, strongly ascending ; apices acuminate. Inflorescences axillary below crown of leaves, paniculate , with 3 orders of branching; prophyll small; peduncular bracts caducous , tubular . Flowers unisexual , sessile, in triads of 1 pistillate flower flanked by 2 staminate flowers . Staminate flowers: sepals 3, imbricate, free ; petals 3, briefly connate basally, valvate ; stamens 6, free; anthers dorsifixed ; pistillode present. Pistillate flowers: sepals 3, imbricate, free; petals 3, imbricate, free; staminodes 6, minute; pistil 1; ovules 1; stigmas 3. Fruits drupes, ellipsoid ; exocarp yellow, smooth ; mesocarp fleshy ; endocarp thin, fibrous , terete in cross section . Seeds ovoid ; endosperm homogeneous ; embryo subbasal ; eophyll 2-cleft; segments lanceolate.

Species 140: native to Africa (Madagascar and adjacent islands).

Dypsis is a morphologically diverse genus restricted to Madagascar and adjacent islands. The genus has recently been revised and substantially expanded by J. Dransfield and H. J. Beentje (1995b). The most familiar species, D. lutescens (H. Wendland) Beentje & J. Dransfield, is hardly representative of the astonishing diversity in growth form , leaf shape, floral details, and fruit morphology found in the genus.[1]

Physical Description

Species Dypsis lutescens

Leaves 2--2.5 m ; segments 60--70 cm, strongly ascending . Fruits yellow, ellipsoid , 2.0--2.5 cm; yellow; apex acute; stigmatic scar basal. 2n = 32. [source]

Habit: Tree

Flowers: Bloom Period: February, March, April, May, June, July. • Flower Color: gold, yellow-orange, yellow

Foliage: Summer foliage: Graceful.

Size/Age/Growth

Size: 12-15' tall.

Landscaping

Landscape Uses: Great patio or poolside plant in summer.

Habitat

Moist organic soil over limestone in mesic hammocks and disturbed wooded areas; 0--10 m [2].

Biology

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Reproduction

Duration: Perennial

Growth

Culture: Space 4-6' apart.

Soil: Minimum pH: 6.1 • Maximum pH: 6.5

Sunlight: Sun Exposure: Sun to good bright light.

Moisture: Drought Tolerance: High • Water Requirements: Water liberally in spring and summer, less in fall and winter.

Temperature: Cold Hardiness: 9a, 9b, 10a, 10b, 11. (map)

Taxonomy

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Synonyms

Chrysalidocarpus lutescens (Bory) H. Wendl. • Chrysalidocarpus lutescens H. Wendland

Notes

Name Status: Accepted Name .

Last scrutiny: 11-Nov-2003

Similar Species

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Members of the genus Dypsis

ZipcodeZoo has pages for 50 species, subspecies, varieties, forms, and cultivars in this genus:

D. albofarinosa (White Powder Palm) · D. ambositrae (Ambositra Palm) · D. arenarum (Sand Palm) · D. baronii (Dypsis) · D. basilongus (Dypsis) · D. bejofo (Brain Seed Palm) · D. bonsai (Bonsai Palm) · D. cabadae (Cabada Palm) · D. cabadae x leptocheilos (Dypsis) · D. carlsmithii (Stumpy Palm) · D. ceracea (Dypsis) · D. crinita (Vonitra Palm) · D. decaryi (Three Cornered Palm) · D. decipiens (Manambe Palm) · D. fasciculata (Dypsis) · D. fibrosa (Dypsis) · D. florencei (Candy Cane Palm) · D. forcifolia (Dypsis) · D. hovomantsina (Hovomantsina Palm) · D. integra (Dypsis) · D. lanceolata (Dypsis) · D. lantzeana (Dypsis) · D. lastelliana (Red Neck Palm) · D. leptocheilos (Redneck Palm) · D. lutescens (Areca Palm) · D. madagascariensis (Hirihiry) · D. malcomberi (Malcomber´s Palm) · D. mananjarensis (Mealy Bug Palm) · D. moorei (Moore Palm) · D. nauseosa (Dypsis) · D. onilahensis (Onilahy Palm) · D. oreophila (Dypsis) · D. pembana (Pemba Palm) · D. pinnatifrons (Madagascan Palm) · D. pinnatifrons 'Pink Crownshaft' (Dypsis) · D. prestoniana (Tavilo Palm) · D. procera (Dypsis) · D. psammophila (Dypsis) · D. rivularis (Sari Palm) · D. saintelucei (Sainte-Luce Palm) · D. sanctaemariae (Sainte-Marie Palm) · D. scottiana (Raosy Palm) · D. soanieranae (Soanierana Palm) · D. thouarsiana (Dypsis) · D. tsaravoasira (Beragoka Palm) · D. utilis (Vonitra Palm) · D. 'Mahajanga' (Dypsis) · D. 'Slick Willy' (Dypsis) · D. 'Weeping Leaf Form' (Dypsis) · D. 'White Stem' (Dypsis)

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Further Reading

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Notes

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Contributors

Data Sources

Accessed through GBIF Data Portal February 02, 2008:

Identifiers

Footnotes

  1. "Dypsis". in Flora of North America Vol. 22 Page 115. Oxford University Press. Online at EFloras.org. [back]
  2. "Dypsis lutescens". in Flora of North America Vol. 22. Oxford University Press. Online at EFloras.org. [back]
Last Revised: 7/15/2012