Dypsis amboza
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Dypsis (DIP-sis) amboza (ahm-BOH-zah) | |||||||
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Madagascar. Photo by Dr. John Dransfield, edric. | |||||||
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Contents
Habitat and Distribution
Endemic to Madagascar.
Description
Clustering understory palm.
Culture
Comments and Curiosities
"This is a reasonably common species in QLD collections. It is supposed to have a high water requirement, and I have seen palms planted in ponds, but from personal experience it is also very drought tolerant." (Daryl O'Connor), edric.
External Links
References
Phonetic spelling of Latin names by edric.
Special thanks to Geoff Stein, (Palmbob) for his hundreds of photos, edric.
Special thanks to palmweb.org, Dr. John Dransfield, Dr. Bill Baker & team, for their volumes of information and photos, edric.
Many Special Thanks to Ed Vaile for his long hours of tireless editing and numerous contributions.