Dypsis nodifera Mart.

  • Filed As

    Arecaceae
    Dypsis nodifera Mart.

  • Collector(s)

    J. Dransfield JD7752 with W. J. Baker, A. Rakotobe, 21 Nov 1999

  • Location

    Madagascar. Toamasina. Mahavelona, c. 1km west of Manda Fort.

  • Habitat

    Much degraded white sand forest, slope.

  • Description

    Solitary palm to 2m tall; stem c. 2cm diam. At base, 1cm at crownshaft; internodes 3cm near base, 1cm distally, covered in dark brown indumentum, crown of 7 leaves; sheates eu-de-nil green with vertical blotches of red-brown indeumentum. Leaf to 35cm; petiole 5cm; leaflets 2-4 on each side of the riachis, in two groups. Inflorescence infrafoliar, branching to 2 orders; pistillate flowers with pink petals, green ovary. Fruit green with ruminate endosperm. Phenology of specimen: Sterile.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 00682723

    Occurrence ID: 58488b93-4a80-4678-8016-034e7dcafc75

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Arecales

  • Family

    Arecaceae

  • All Determinations

    Dypsis nodifera Mart.

  • Region

    Africa

  • Country

    Madagascar

  • Locality

    Toamasina. Mahavelona, c. 1km west of Manda Fort

  • Elevation

    Alt. 10 m. (33 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    -17.6917, 49.4953

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