Dypsis lastelliana (Baill.) Beentje & J.Dransf.

  • Filed As

    Arecaceae
    Dypsis lastelliana (Baill.) Beentje & J.Dransf.

  • Collector(s)

    J. Dransfield JD6359 with D. N. Cooke, A. Rakoutouzafy, J. H. Beach, P. P. Lowry, 05 Oct 1986

  • Location

    Madagascar. Maroanstetra, 5km west of the town, coastal hill.

  • Habitat

    Coastal hill forest on ?granite, much disturbed by firewood collection.

  • Description

    Common tree in this habitat. Stem solitary to ca. 5m tall, ca. 25cm diam, swollen at the base, grey waxy green internodes and brown leaf scars 4cm wide; crownshaft to ca. 70cm; sheath to 40cm, very densely covered with thick red-brown tomentum, sheath partially open; leaf 4.5m; petiole absent; leaflets very regular, somewhat pendulous, 100 on each side, rachis yellowish. Inflorescence rather massive, to 1.5m; peduncle 60cm, prophyll 30cm, rusty scaly, peducular bract ca. 90cm; infl. branching to 3 orders, ca. 16 first order branches; rachillae pale green when young; immature fruit green. Phenology of specimen: Fruit.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 00682918

    Occurrence ID: 7fb9c63e-1bf1-4b07-bb73-9919bca4eb38

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  • Region

    Africa

  • Country

    Madagascar

  • Locality

    Maroanstetra, 5km west of the town, coastal hill

  • Elevation

    Alt. 50 m. (164 ft.)

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