Dypsis bejofo Beentje

  • Filed As

    Arecaceae
    Dypsis bejofo Beentje

  • Collector(s)

    J. Dransfield JD6461 with A. N. Henderson, M. Staniforth, 11 Feb 1988

  • Location

    Madagascar. Maroanstetra. Andranofotsy River, Sahavary, hills east of village Andilamananina.

  • Habitat

    Steep hillslope near ridgetop, primary forest.

  • Description

    Massive palm to 25m tall. Trunk ca. 35-40cm dbh, ringed with leaf scars ca. 25 distant, internodes ashy grey when young. Crown very massive, of ca. 10 leaves, crownshaft 2m long, ca. 40cm diam, ashy grey and with some brown indumentum. Leaf immense, to 6m long; petiole very short. Leaflets ca. 200, very narrow, grouped and fanned, the whole leaf plumose; rachis ca. 15cm wide at the base; leaflets green. Inflorescence at stanminate anthesis. Prophyll ca. 30cm; peduncular bract ca. 65cm, beaked, flushed pale lavender, splitting abaxially; peduncle 15cm, rachis ca. 20cm, spread of inflorescence ca. 70cm; inflorescence branching to 2 orders, with ca. 18 first order braches; rachillae cream, scented of Sambucus nigra flowers. Young fruit green. Phenology of specimen: Sterile.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 00682913

    Occurrence ID: 3ac0a343-715d-4c26-8316-af12f5bb4b6d

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Arecales

  • Family

    Arecaceae

  • All Determinations

    Dypsis bejofo Beentje

  • Region

    Africa

  • Country

    Madagascar

  • Locality

    Maroanstetra. Andranofotsy River, Sahavary, hills east of village Andilamananina

  • Elevation

    Alt. 400 m. (1312 ft.)

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