Dypsis crinita
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Synonymy:[edit]
Vonitra crinita
Distribution:[edit]
North, and north-east Madagascar.
Habitat:[edit]
Valley bottoms, in lowland rainforest.
Description:[edit]
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:[edit]
Culture:[edit]
Warm, sheltered and moist.
Contributed by:[edit]
Gunter Gottlebe (Figure 1)
External Links:[edit]
Kew, PalmWeb, eMonocot, JSTOR, Trebrown
Google, GoogleImages, Flickr, PalmTalk