Dypsis pilulifera (Becc.) Beentje & J.Dransf.

Species

Angiosperms > Arecales > Arecaceae > Dypsis

Characteristics

A solitary palm. It grows 8-30 m tall. The trunk is 10-40 cm across. Young parts are green and older parts are brown or dark grey. There are distinct rings of old leaf base scars. The crown-shaft is 1-1.6 m long. It bulges at the base. There are only a few leaves and they are 4-5 m long. They are spreading and slightly arching. The leaflets are deep green. They are 1-1.3 m long. They grow in widely spaced groups and hang down.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support free-standing
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Mature width (meter) 0.1 - 0.4
Mature height (meter) 15.0 - 30.0
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Environment

A tropical plant. It grows from 750-950 m altitude in Madagascar. It grows in rainforest. It suits humid locations. It does best in good soil and with adequate moisture. It is a tropical plant.
More
Moist montane and lowland forest. It is usually abundant in flat valley bottoms or on lower slopes at elevations between 300-1,400 metres.
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Usage

Uses food gene source medicinal
Edible leaves shoots
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Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings.
Mode seedlings
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Distribution

Dypsis pilulifera world distribution map, present in Madagascar

Conservation status

Dypsis pilulifera threat status: Vulnerable

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:985337-1
WFO ID wfo-0000947127
COL ID 386ND
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Synonyms

Chrysalidocarpus paucifolius Dypsis pilulifera Chrysalidocarpus piluliferus