Dypsis dransfieldii Beentje

  • Filed As

    Arecaceae
    Dypsis dransfieldii Beentje

  • Collector(s)

    J. Dransfield JD6468 with A. N. Henderson, G. Jean, M. Staniforth, 18 Feb 1988

  • Location

    Madagascar. Analanjirofo. Maroantsetra (Distr.). Toamasina. Maroanstetra: Masoala Peninsula, west coast, Antalavia, low-lying land north of the river on the coast.

  • Description

    Sparsely clustering palm, with short stilt roots; stem very hard to 6m tall; dbh 7cm; stem brown, ringed with close leaf scars; crownshaft not developed; leaves ca. 6 in crown, porrect; sheaths densely covered in thick red brown indumentum, the margines edges with pale brown fibres; petiole absent; apparent petiole ca. 15cm, edged with the remains of the fibrous leaf sheath. Leaf marscecent, to 2m long, with 34 regularly arranged leaflets on each side of the rachis, very slightly sigmoid. Inflorescence erect, very large; peduncle 2m long, rounded in cross section, ca. 15mm diam., green basally, covered with a thin layer of tomentum, pinkish distally and glabrous, branching to 2 orders; rachis 40cm; first order branches conspicuosly swollen at the base; rachillae somewhat pitted; prophyll elongate. Leaves of sucker shoots bifid, young leaves tinged pink. Phenology of specimen: Fertile.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 00682733

    Occurrence ID: 4bdce258-09de-4f17-b7b5-14d9e30d0ade

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  • Region

    Africa

  • Country

    Madagascar

  • State/Province

    Analanjirofo

  • County/Municipio

    Maroantsetra (Distr.)

  • Locality

    Toamasina. Maroanstetra: Masoala Peninsula, west coast, Antalavia, low-lying land north of the river on the coast.

  • Elevation

    Alt. 2 m. (7 ft.)

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