Dypsis lutescens |
Arecaceae tribe areceae |
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Areca palm, butterfly palm, yellow butterfly palm |
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Leaves | 2–2.5 m; segments 60–70 cm, strongly ascending. |
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Fruits | yellow, ellipsoid, 2.0–2.5 cm; yellow; apex acute; stigmatic scar basal. |
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2n | = 32. |
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Dypsis lutescens |
Arecaceae tribe areceae |
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Phenology | Flowering spring-- through summer. | |
Habitat | Moist organic soil over limestone in mesic hammocks and disturbed wooded areas | |
Elevation | 0–10 m (0–0 ft) | |
Distribution |
FL; native; Africa (native to Madagascar) [Introduced in North America] |
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Discussion | This species is a commonly cultivated ornamental palm in Florida, where it has escaped and sporadically naturalized in Dade County. (Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.) |
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Source | FNA vol. 22. | FNA vol. 22, p. 115. |
Parent taxa | Arecaceae > subfam. Arecoideae > tribe Areceae > subtribe Dypsidinae > Dypsis | Arecaceae > subfam. Arecoideae |
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Synonyms | Chrysalidocarpus lutescens | |
Name authority | (H. Wendland) Beentje & J. Dransfield: Palms Madagascar 212. (1995) | unknown |
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