Dypsis utilis

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Notice the branching trunk.

Synonymy:

Vonitra utilis

Habitat:

Stream banks/swamps of east Madagascan rainforest.

Description:

A large palm to about 15m tall, with a trunk which branches dichotomously 2 or 3 times starting quite low to the ground. A very fibrous, untidy crownshaft. The new leaf is often an attractive dark red colour.

General:

Quite popular with collectors, due to the branching habit of the trunk.

Culture:

Sunny, very moist position.

Figure 2. Looking into the crownshaft.

Figure 3. D. utilis in habitat, Madagascar

Figure 4. Ditto

Contributed by:

Rolf Kyburz,

External Links:

Kew, PalmWeb, eMonocot, JSTOR, Trebrown

Google, GoogleImages, Flickr, PalmTalk