Dypsis pinnatifrons
Mart.
Arecaceae
Adelodypsis gracilis (Bory ex Mart.) Becc.
Adelodypsis sambiranensis (Jum. & H.Perrier) H.P.Guérin
Areca gracilis Thouars ex Kunth
Chrysalidocarpus sambiranensis (Jum. & H.Perrier) Jum.
Dypsis gracilis Bory ex Mart.
Dypsis sambiranensis (Jum. & H.Perrier) Jum.
Common Name:
General Information
Dypsis pinnatifrons is a solitary-stemmed evergreen palm growing up to 12 metres tall. The thin, unbranched stem is topped by a crown of leaves that can each be up to 2 metres long[
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- Palm and Cycad Societies of Australia.
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The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a food and medicine. A very attractive palm that is grown as an ornamental. The leaves, which are up to about 2 metres long, are dark maroon when young, then turn a dark, shiny green as they mature. They can be widely spread over the stem, which gives the head of the palm a very distinctive character[
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- Palm and Cycad Societies of Australia.
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- http://www.pacsoa.org.au/
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- Contains at least a little information on the majority of palm and cycad species, plus a wealth of photographs. A first class website.
]. A very popular collectors palm, although it should be far more widely grown, given its attractiveness, and ease of culture[
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- Palm and Cycad Societies of Australia.
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- http://www.pacsoa.org.au/
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- Contains at least a little information on the majority of palm and cycad species, plus a wealth of photographs. A first class website.
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This palm is frequent in each piece of lowland rainforest in Madagascar. More than 2,500 individuals are estimated to occur in the 71 recorded localities for this species. The main threat is habitat loss through clearance for shifting agriculture and logging. The plant is classified as 'Least Concern' in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species(2011)[
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- IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
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Known Hazards
None known
Botanical References
Range
Africa - northern and eastern Madagascar.
Habitat
Lowland and montane rainforest[
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- Palm and Cycad Societies of Australia.
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- http://www.pacsoa.org.au/
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- Contains at least a little information on the majority of palm and cycad species, plus a wealth of photographs. A first class website.
]. An undergrowth palm of the lowland and submontane rainforest, frequent on gently sloping terrain, occurring at elevations from sea level to 1,200 metres[
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- IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
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- A list of plants under threat and facing possible extinction, usually with brief details of the threats and information on habitat.
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Properties
| Conservation Status | Least Concern |
| Edibility Rating |  |
| Medicinal Rating |  |
| Habit | Evergreen Tree |
| Height | 10.00 m |
| Cultivation Status | Ornamental, Wild |
Cultivation Details
Prefers shade as a youngster, although it can take full sun as its gets older. Likes the standard moist, but well drained potting mix[
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- Palm and Cycad Societies of Australia.
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- http://www.pacsoa.org.au/
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- Contains at least a little information on the majority of palm and cycad species, plus a wealth of photographs. A first class website.
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Edible Uses
Leaves - cooked[
]. The apical bud, known as a 'palm heart', is eaten as a vegetable[
]. Eating this bud leads to the death of the plant because it is unable to make side-shoots[
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- Plants for a Future
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- Ken Fern
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- Notes from observations, tasting etc at Plants For A Future and on field trips.
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Medicinal
The plant (parts not specified but probably the bark and/or the fruits) is used in the treatment of headaches, jaundice and hepatitis; and also as an aid to lactation[
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- Assessing Ethnobotanical Knowledge and Resources, Lokaro Reserve, SE Madagascar
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- Lehman A.D.
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- A thesis, in PDF format, by Ashley Davis Lehman of the University of Montana, Missoula, MT.
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Other Uses
None known
Propagation
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Useful Tropical Plants Database 2014 by
Ken Fern,
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Ajna Fern
with help from
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