Dypsis lutescens (H. Wendl.) Beentje & Dransf.

Synonymy: Chrysalidocarpus lutescens (Bory) H. Wendl. Distribution: Madagascar
Common names: Golden butterfly palm, areca palm Conservation status: Rare

Dypsis lutescens Dypsis lutescens

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Volunteer seedling in south Florida.

Top two photos courtesy and copyright © 1998, Craig Hind, Palms Online; left photo taken at Durban Botanical Garden, South Africa. Bottom photo courtesy and copyright © 1997, Douglas Scofield.

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