Dypsis leptocheilos

Dypsis leptocheilos (Hodel) Beentje & J.Dransf., Palms Madagascar 176 1995. (Syn: Neodypsis leptocheilos Hodel);   A medium sized, solitary palm with distinct rusty brownish-orange colored crownshaft that sports a fuzzy tomentum from which it’s common name, The Teddybear Palm, comes from. The trunk can swell to a girth of about 6 inches and is distinctly […]

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Dypsis decaryi

Dypsis decaryi (Jum.) Beentje & J.Dransf., Palms Madagascar 187 1995. (Syn: Neodypsis decaryi Jum.); Images by Aarti Khale & Raman Arunachalam (inserted by Bhagyashri Ranade)       Palm Trees of Bangalore – RA – Dypsis decaryi – Trianlge Palm Tree: The Triangle Palm Tree, scientific name Dypsis decaryi, is a very striking palm known for […]

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Dypsis lutescens

Dypsis lutescens (H.Wendl.) Beentje & J.Dransf., Palms Madagascar 212 1995. (syn. Areca borbonica hort.; Areca flavescens Voss; Chrysalidocarpus baronii var. littoralis Jum. & H.Perrier; Chrysalidocarpus glaucescens Waby; Chrysalidocarpus lutescens H.Wendl.; Hyophorbe lutescens hort.); . Chinese: di zong, san wei kui (as C. lutescens – Hong Kong), huang ye zi (as C. lutescens – Taiwan) • English: […]

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