''Dypsis'' is a genus of
flowering plant
Flowering plants are plants that bear flowers and fruits, and form the clade Angiospermae (). The term angiosperm is derived from the Ancient Greek, Greek words (; 'container, vessel') and (; 'seed'), meaning that the seeds are enclosed with ...
s in the
family
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Arecaceae
The Arecaceae () is a family (biology), family of perennial plant, perennial, flowering plants in the Monocotyledon, monocot order Arecales. Their growth form can be climbing palm, climbers, shrubs, tree-like and stemless plants, all commonly k ...
. They are slender,
evergreen
In botany, an evergreen is a plant which has Leaf, foliage that remains green and functional throughout the year. This contrasts with deciduous plants, which lose their foliage completely during the winter or dry season. Consisting of many diffe ...
palms with yellow flowers carried in
panicles
In botany, a panicle is a much-branched inflorescence. (softcover ). Some authors distinguish it from a compound spike inflorescence, by requiring that the flowers (and fruit) be pedicellate (having a single stem per flower). The branches of a p ...
amongst the
pinnate
Pinnation (also called pennation) is the arrangement of feather-like or multi-divided features arising from both sides of a common axis. Pinnation occurs in biological morphology, in crystals, such as some forms of ice or metal crystals, and ...
leaves. Many ''Dypsis'' species have aerial branching (above the main trunk), a rare
growth habit
Habit, equivalent to habitus in some applications in biology, refers variously to aspects of behaviour or structure, as follows:
*In zoology (particularly in ethology), ''habit'' usually refers to aspects of more or less predictable ''behaviour' ...
among palms. Some have
marcescent
Marcescence is the withering and persistence of plant organs that normally are shed, and is a term most commonly applied to plant leaves. The underlying physiological mechanism is that trees transfer water and sap from the roots to the leaves ...
leaves that remain attached after death and trap litter for nutrients. Several species previously placed here have been returned to the restored genera ''
Chrysalidocarpus'' (including the
type species
In International_Code_of_Zoological_Nomenclature, zoological nomenclature, a type species (''species typica'') is the species name with which the name of a genus or subgenus is considered to be permanently taxonomically associated, i.e., the spe ...
''
Chrysalidocarpus lutescens'') and ''
Vonitra''.
Etymology
The
etymology
Etymology ( ) is the study of the origin and evolution of words—including their constituent units of sound and meaning—across time. In the 21st century a subfield within linguistics, etymology has become a more rigorously scientific study. ...
is obscure but may be related to the Greek ' ‘I dive’ or ' ‘diver’.
The species are native to
Tanzania
Tanzania, officially the United Republic of Tanzania, is a country in East Africa within the African Great Lakes region. It is bordered by Uganda to the northwest; Kenya to the northeast; the Indian Ocean to the east; Mozambique and Malawi to t ...
,
Madagascar
Madagascar, officially the Republic of Madagascar, is an island country that includes the island of Madagascar and numerous smaller peripheral islands. Lying off the southeastern coast of Africa, it is the world's List of islands by area, f ...
, and various islands in the
Indian Ocean
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(
Mauritius
Mauritius, officially the Republic of Mauritius, is an island country in the Indian Ocean, about off the southeastern coast of East Africa, east of Madagascar. It includes the main island (also called Mauritius), as well as Rodrigues, Ag ...
and
Comoros
The Comoros, officially the Union of the Comoros, is an archipelagic country made up of three islands in Southeastern Africa, located at the northern end of the Mozambique Channel in the Indian Ocean. Its capital and largest city is Moroni, ...
). A few are naturalized in other regions, especially in the
Caribbean
The Caribbean ( , ; ; ; ) is a region in the middle of the Americas centered around the Caribbean Sea in the Atlantic Ocean, North Atlantic Ocean, mostly overlapping with the West Indies. Bordered by North America to the north, Central America ...
.
[Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families]
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Species
''Plants of the World Online
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History
Following the Convention on Biological Diversity, the Royal Botanic Gardens in Kew launched Plants of the World Online i ...
'' currently (July 2024) includes:[Plants of the World Online: ''Dypsis'' Noronha ex Mart. (retrieved 22 July 2024)]
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# '' Dypsis ambilaensis''
# '' Dypsis andapae''
# '' Dypsis andilamenensis''
# '' Dypsis angusta''
# '' Dypsis angustifolia''
# '' Dypsis anjae''
# '' Dypsis aquatilis''
# '' Dypsis aurantiaca''
# '' Dypsis beentjei''
# '' Dypsis bernieriana''
# '' Dypsis betamponensis''
# '' Dypsis betsimisarakae''
# '' Dypsis boiviniana''
# '' Dypsis bonsai''
# '' Dypsis bosseri''
# '' Dypsis brevicaulis''
# '' Dypsis brittiana''
# '' Dypsis catatiana''
# '' Dypsis caudata''
# '' Dypsis commersoniana''
# '' Dypsis concinna''
# '' Dypsis confusa''
# '' Dypsis cookei''
# '' Dypsis coriacea''
# '' Dypsis corniculata''
# '' Dypsis coursii''
# '' Dypsis culminis''
# '' Dypsis curtisii''
# '' Dypsis delicatula''
# '' Dypsis digitata''
# '' Dypsis dracaenoides''
# '' Dypsis elegans''
# '' Dypsis eriostachys''
# '' Dypsis faneva''
# '' Dypsis fanjana''
# '' Dypsis fasciculata''
# '' Dypsis forficifolia''
# '' Dypsis furcata''
# '' Dypsis gautieri''
# '' Dypsis glabrescens''
# '' Dypsis gronophyllum''
# '' Dypsis henrici''
# '' Dypsis heterophylla''
# '' Dypsis hiarakae''
# '' Dypsis hildebrandtii''
# '' Dypsis humbertii''
# '' Dypsis humilis''
# '' Dypsis integra''
# '' Dypsis intermedia''
# '' Dypsis interrupta''
# '' Dypsis jeremiei''
# '' Dypsis jumelleana''
# '' Dypsis laevis''
# '' Dypsis lantzeana''
# '' Dypsis lanuginosa''
# '' Dypsis lilacina''
# '' Dypsis linearis''
# '' Dypsis lokohoensis''
# '' Dypsis louvelii''
# '' Dypsis lucens''
# '' Dypsis lutea''
# '' Dypsis mahia''
# '' Dypsis makirae''
# '' Dypsis mangorensis''
# '' Dypsis marojejyi''
# '' Dypsis mcdonaldiana''
# '' Dypsis metallica''
# '' Dypsis minuta''
# '' Dypsis mirabilis''
# '' Dypsis mocquerysiana''
# '' Dypsis monostachya''
# '' Dypsis montana''
# '' Dypsis nodifera''
# '' Dypsis occidentalis''
# '' Dypsis pachyramea''
# '' Dypsis paludosa''
# '' Dypsis pervillei''
# '' Dypsis pinnatifrons''
# '' Dypsis plurisecta''
# '' Dypsis poivreana''
# '' Dypsis procera''
# '' Dypsis procumbens''
# '' Dypsis pulchella''
# '' Dypsis pustulata''
# '' Dypsis rakotonasoloi''
# '' Dypsis ramentacea''
# '' Dypsis reflexa''
# '' Dypsis remotiflora''
# ''Dypsis rivularis
''Dypsis rivularis'' is a species of flowering plant in the Arecaceae family. It is palm endemism, endemic to Madagascar, where it grows in forests near rivers. It is threatened by habitat loss. There are fewer than 100 mature individuals estimat ...
''
# '' Dypsis rosea''
# '' Dypsis sahanofensis''
# '' Dypsis sancta''
# '' Dypsis scandens''
# '' Dypsis schatzii''
# '' Dypsis scottiana''
# '' Dypsis simianensis''
# '' Dypsis singularis''
# '' Dypsis soanieranae''
# '' Dypsis spicata''
# '' Dypsis subacaulis''
# '' Dypsis tenuissima''
# '' Dypsis thermarum''
# '' Dypsis thiryana''
# '' Dypsis trapezoidea''
# '' Dypsis turkii''
# '' Dypsis viridis''
Moved to restored genus '' Chrysalidocarpus''
* '' Dypsis ambanjae''
* '' Dypsis ambositrae''
* '' Dypsis ampasindavae (Chrysalidocarpus loucoubensis)''
* ''Dypsis andrianatonga
''Dypsis andrianatonga'' is a species of flowering plant in the family Arecaceae. It is found only in Madagascar. It is threatened by habitat loss
Habitat destruction (also termed habitat loss or habitat reduction) occurs when a natural hab ...
''
* '' Dypsis ankirindro''
* '' Dypsis arenarum''
* ''Dypsis baronii
''Dypsis'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family (biology), 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 ma ...
''
* '' Dypsis basilonga''
* '' Dypsis bejofo''
* ''Dypsis canaliculata
''Dypsis canaliculata'' is a species of flowering plant in the family Arecaceae. It is found only in Madagascar, where it is thought that fewer than 10 individual plants exist. It was previously collected from two disjunct populations, one in M ...
''
* ''Dypsis canescens
''Dypsis canescens'', also known as ''Chrysalidocarpus canescens'', is a species of flowering plant in the family Arecaceae. It is endemic to the Sambirano region of northwestern Madagascar
Madagascar, officially the Republic of Madagas ...
''
* ''Dypsis carlsmithii
''Dypsis carlsmithii'', commonly known as the Carl's palm, is a species of flowering plant in the family Arecaceae. It is endemic to the eastern lowland rainforests of Madagascar
Madagascar, officially the Republic of Madagascar, is an ...
''
* ''Dypsis ceracea
''Dypsis ceracea'' is a species of flowering plant in the family Arecaceae. It is found only in Madagascar. It is threatened by habitat loss
Habitat destruction (also termed habitat loss or habitat reduction) occurs when a natural habitat i ...
''
* ''Dypsis decaryi
''Dypsis decaryi'', commonly known as the triangle palm, is a species of flowering plant in the Arecaceae family.
Naming and taxonomy
This species' scientific name is ''Dypsis decaryi'' and it is a member of the Arecaceae family. Its common na ...
''
* '' Dypsis decipiens''
* ''Dypsis heteromorpha
''Dypsis heteromorpha'' is a species of flowering plant in the family Arecaceae. It is found only in Madagascar. It is threatened by habitat loss
Habitat destruction (also termed habitat loss or habitat reduction) occurs when a natural habi ...
''
* ''Dypsis hovomantsina
''Dypsis hovomantsina'' is a species of flowering plant in the family Arecaceae. It is found only in Madagascar. It is threatened by habitat loss
Habitat destruction (also termed habitat loss or habitat reduction) occurs when a natural habi ...
''
* '' Dypsis ifanadianae''
* '' Dypsis lanceolata''
* '' Dypsis ligulata''
* ''Dypsis lutescens
''Chrysalidocarpus lutescens'', also known by its synonym ''Dypsis lutescens'' and as golden cane palm, areca palm, yellow palm, butterfly palm, or bamboo palm, is a species of flowering plant in the family (biology), family Arecaceae, native pl ...
''
* '' 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''
Moved to genus '' Vonitra''
* '' Dypsis antanambensis''
* '' Dypsis crinita''
* '' Dypsis dransfieldii''
* '' Dypsis nossibensis''
* '' Dypsis perrieri''
* '' Dypsis utilis''
Gallery
Accepted species
Dypsis andilamenensis Boluda17125 i.jpg, '' Dypsis andilamenensis''
Dypsis_brevicaulis,_Anosy,_MG-TL,_MG_imported_from_iNaturalist_photo_381905265.jpg, '' Dypsis brevicaulis''
Dypsis hildebrandtii 388104300.jpg, '' Dypsis hildebrandtii''
Dypsis rivularis 103395617.jpg, ''Dypsis rivularis
''Dypsis rivularis'' is a species of flowering plant in the Arecaceae family. It is palm endemism, endemic to Madagascar, where it grows in forests near rivers. It is threatened by habitat loss. There are fewer than 100 mature individuals estimat ...
''
Moved to Chrysalidocarpus
Starr-120522-6339-Dypsis ambositrae-habit-Iao Tropical Gardens of Maui-Maui (25117180316).jpg, '' Dypsis ambositrae''
Dypsis Arenarum.jpg, '' Dypsis arenarum''
Dypsis baronii kz2.jpg, ''Dypsis baronii
''Dypsis'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family (biology), 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 ma ...
''
Dypsis basilonga - Romer Rabarijaona - 5427455.jpeg, '' Dypsis basilonga''
Dypsis cabadae Orto botanico di Puerto de La Cruz.jpg, '' Dypsis cabadae''
Dypsis carlsmithii - Krohn Conservatory - DSC03691.JPG, ''Dypsis carlsmithii
''Dypsis carlsmithii'', commonly known as the Carl's palm, is a species of flowering plant in the family Arecaceae. It is endemic to the eastern lowland rainforests of Madagascar
Madagascar, officially the Republic of Madagascar, is an ...
''
Starr 060905-8748 Neodypsis decaryi.jpg, ''Dypsis decaryi
''Dypsis decaryi'', commonly known as the triangle palm, is a species of flowering plant in the Arecaceae family.
Naming and taxonomy
This species' scientific name is ''Dypsis decaryi'' and it is a member of the Arecaceae family. Its common na ...
''
Gardenology.org-IMG 2095 hunt0903.jpg, '' Dypsis decipiens''
Dypsis lastelliana 02.jpg, '' Dypsis lastelliana''
Dypsis leptocheilos kz1.JPG, '' Dypsis leptocheilos''
Starr-110330-3778-Chrysalidocarpus lutescens-habit-Garden of Eden Keanae-Maui (24987407001).jpg, ''Dypsis lutescens
''Chrysalidocarpus lutescens'', also known by its synonym ''Dypsis lutescens'' and as golden cane palm, areca palm, yellow palm, butterfly palm, or bamboo palm, is a species of flowering plant in the family (biology), family Arecaceae, native pl ...
''
Starr-110330-4172-Dypsis madagascariensis-habit-Garden of Eden Keanae-Maui (24963191872).jpg, '' Dypsis madagascariensis''
Dypsis mananjarensis 01.jpg, '' Dypsis mananjarensis''
Dypsis onilahensis 18548852.jpg, '' Dypsis onilahensis''
Dypsis pembana 2zz.jpg, '' Dypsis pembana''
Moved to Vonitra
Dypsis crinita.jpg, '' Dypsis crinita''
Dypsis utilis 388102009.jpg, '' Dypsis utilis''
References
{{Taxonbar, from=Q2658058
Arecaceae genera
Trees of Africa
Taxonomy articles created by Polbot