Dypsis malcomberi Beentje

  • Filed As

    Arecaceae
    Dypsis malcomberi Beentje

  • Collector(s)

    J. Dransfield JD6779 with D.N. Cooke, M. Cheek, D.&B. Dupuy, G. Rafamtantsoa, 07 Dec 1989

  • Location

    Madagascar. Anosy. Taolanaro (Distr.). Toliara. Tolanaro (Fort Dauphin): Reserve Naturelle Andohahela, Parcelle 1; Col Tanatana, Andranomitely.

  • Habitat

    Submontane rain forest, steep slope.

  • Description

    Robust tree palm reaching the canopy, to 25m or more tall; d.b.h 35cm, with obscure scars 10cm distant, bark finely fissured, brown distally to 15cm diam., with scares 6 cm apart, green by the brownshaft. Crownshaft bright green, c. 1.5x0.25, swollen; 8 massive leaves in crown. Leaf to 3m long; petiole 30cm, bright green glabrous, deeply channelled; rachis bright green; leaflets 135 on each side of the rachis, grouped in 3's-7's and displayed in different planes, the whole leaf plumose, the leaflets tending to droop 3/4 the way along their leangth; leaflets bright green, no visible wax. Inflorescence massive, infrafoliar, with a spread of c. 1.5m and leangth of 1m; peduncle to 20x6cm; rachis to 60cm; axes green, glabrous, c.10 first order branches; rachnillae rather robust, curving, to 35cm long, male flowers at anthesis pale green; stamens 6 cream. Fallen fruit with ruminate endosperm.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 00682731

    Occurrence ID: 6f4540f1-a143-4c24-a174-c915e7bcf579

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  • Region

    Africa

  • Country

    Madagascar

  • State/Province

    Anosy

  • County/Municipio

    Taolanaro (Distr.)

  • Locality

    Toliara. Tolanaro (Fort Dauphin): Reserve Naturelle Andohahela, Parcelle 1; Col Tanatana, Andranomitely

  • Elevation

    Alt. 700 m. (2297 ft.)

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