Dypsis lutescens
COMMON NAME | Golden cane palm,
Areca palm, Yellow palm |
TYPE | Palm |
FAMILY | Arecaceae |
NOTES | Dypsis lutescens is
one of the world's most common palms as a result of its extensive use as an
indoor 'plantscaping' specimen. In this trade it is referred as an Areca
Palm, although it does not belong to the palm genus of Areca. It can also be
seen used extensively as a hedge in more tropical situations. It generally
carries a yellow cast to its parts, although there appears to be greener
variations, and even one with a bluish cast to the beautiful recurving
fronds. |
GEOGRAPHIC REGION | Madagascar and South India |
NATIVE HABITAT | The species occurs
mainly in swampy areas along the white sand dunes in the littoral of the
Indian Ocean but it may be also found on alluvium at much higher elevations
(up to 300 m) in Mananara Avaratra, Makira and Daraina. |
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