Dypsis

 ( Arecaceae Genera ) 

Dypsis is a genus of in the family Arecaceae. They are slender, evergreen palms with yellow flowers carried in panicles amongst the pinnate leaves. Many Dypsis species have aerial branching (above the main trunk), a rare growth habit among palms.

Some have marcescent leaves that remain attached after death and trap litter for nutrients.

(2011). 9781139497800, Cambridge University Press. . ISBN 9781139497800

Several species previously placed here have been returned to the restored genera Chrysalidocarpus (including the type species Chrysalidocarpus lutescens) and Vonitra.

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Etymology The etymology is obscure but may be related to the Greek ‘I dive’ or ‘diver’.

Umberto Quattrocchi (1999). 9780849326752, CRC Press. . ISBN 9780849326752

The species are native to Tanzania, Madagascar, and various islands in the Indian Ocean (Mauritius and Comoros). A few are naturalized in other regions, especially in the Caribbean. Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families

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Species Plants of the World Online currently (July 2024) includes: Plants of the World Online: Dypsis Noronha ex Mart. (retrieved 22 July 2024)

1. Dypsis ambilaensis
2. Dypsis andapae
3. Dypsis andilamenensis
4. Dypsis angusta
5. Dypsis angustifolia
6. Dypsis anjae
7. Dypsis aquatilis
8. Dypsis aurantiaca
9. Dypsis beentjei
10. Dypsis bernieriana
11. Dypsis betamponensis
12. Dypsis betsimisarakae
13. Dypsis boiviniana
14. Dypsis bonsai
15. Dypsis bosseri
16. Dypsis brevicaulis
17. Dypsis brittiana
18. Dypsis catatiana
19. Dypsis caudata
20. Dypsis commersoniana
21. Dypsis concinna
22. Dypsis confusa
23. Dypsis cookei
24. Dypsis coriacea
25. Dypsis corniculata
26. Dypsis coursii
27. Dypsis culminis
28. Dypsis curtisii
29. Dypsis delicatula
30. Dypsis digitata
31. Dypsis dracaenoides
32. Dypsis elegans
33. Dypsis eriostachys
34. Dypsis faneva
35. Dypsis fanjana
36. Dypsis fasciculata
37. Dypsis forficifolia
38. Dypsis furcata
39. Dypsis gautieri
40. Dypsis glabrescens
41. Dypsis gronophyllum
42. Dypsis henrici
43. Dypsis heterophylla
44. Dypsis hiarakae
45. Dypsis hildebrandtii
46. Dypsis humbertii
47. Dypsis humilis
48. Dypsis integra
49. Dypsis intermedia
50. Dypsis interrupta
51. Dypsis jeremiei
52. Dypsis jumelleana
53. Dypsis laevis
54. Dypsis lantzeana
55. Dypsis lanuginosa
56. Dypsis lilacina
57. Dypsis linearis
58. Dypsis lokohoensis
59. Dypsis louvelii
60. Dypsis lucens
61. Dypsis lutea
62. Dypsis mahia
63. Dypsis makirae
64. Dypsis mangorensis
65. Dypsis marojejyi
66. Dypsis mcdonaldiana
67. Dypsis metallica
68. Dypsis minuta
69. Dypsis mirabilis
70. Dypsis mocquerysiana
71. Dypsis monostachya
72. Dypsis montana
73. Dypsis nodifera
74. Dypsis occidentalis
75. Dypsis pachyramea
76. Dypsis paludosa
77. Dypsis pervillei
78. Dypsis pinnatifrons
79. Dypsis plurisecta
80. Dypsis poivreana
81. Dypsis procera
82. Dypsis procumbens
83. Dypsis pulchella
84. Dypsis pustulata
85. Dypsis rakotonasoloi
86. Dypsis ramentacea
87. Dypsis reflexa
88. Dypsis remotiflora
89. Dypsis rivularis
90. Dypsis rosea
91. Dypsis sahanofensis
92. Dypsis sancta
93. Dypsis scandens
94. Dypsis schatzii
95. Dypsis scottiana
96. Dypsis simianensis
97. Dypsis singularis
98. Dypsis soanieranae
99. Dypsis spicata
100. Dypsis subacaulis
101. Dypsis tenuissima
102. Dypsis thermarum
103. Dypsis thiryana
104. Dypsis trapezoidea
105. Dypsis turkii
106. Dypsis viridis

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Moved to restored genus Chrysalidocarpus

• Dypsis ambanjae
• Dypsis ambositrae
• Dypsis ampasindavae (Chrysalidocarpus loucoubensis)
• Dypsis andrianatonga
• Dypsis ankirindro
• Dypsis arenarum
• Dypsis baronii
• Dypsis basilonga
• Dypsis bejofo
• Dypsis canaliculata
• Dypsis canescens
• Dypsis carlsmithii
• Dypsis ceracea
• Dypsis decaryi
• Dypsis decipiens
• Dypsis heteromorpha
• Dypsis hovomantsina
• Dypsis ifanadianae
• Dypsis lanceolata
• Dypsis ligulata
• Dypsis lutescens
• Dypsis nauseosa
• Dypsis madagascariensis
• Dypsis malcomberi
• Dypsis mananjarensis
• Dypsis pembana
• Dypsis pilulifera
• Dypsis prestoniana
• Dypsis psammophila
• Dypsis saintelucei
• Dypsis serpentina
• Dypsis onilahensis
• Dypsis oreophila
• Dypsis oropedionis
• Dypsis ovobontsira
• Dypsis tsaratananensis
• Dypsis tsaravoasira

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Moved to genus Vonitra

• Dypsis antanambensis
• Dypsis crinita
• Dypsis dransfieldii
• Dypsis nossibensis
• Dypsis perrieri
• Dypsis utilis

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Gallery === Accepted species ===