Difference between revisions of "Vonitra fibrosa"

Latest revision as of 21:03, 14 February 2023

Pronunciation: Vonitra fie-BRO-suh

Common Name: Vonitra Palm

Vonitra fibrosa is one of the 'hairy' or 'cousin It' Dypsis palms that are plants with relative hardiness, long, fiber-covered trunks and the habit of branching dichotomously, all from Madagascar of course. In the wild, at least, this plant tends to be smaller than Vonitra crinita and Vonitra utilis, but maybe taller than Vonitra pusilla. Otherwise they do tend to look a lot alike.

Appearance and Biology

Habit: solitary or clustering with a crown of 6-8 feather leaves
Height: 10'
Trunk: single or sometimes multiple; 3" thick underneath the fiber; in the wild, usually branching close to ground level and then again 1-2 more times, with all branches growing very near each other upright, often undetected as branching while being covered with the long fibers
Crownshaft: none
Spread: 10'
Leaf Description: pinnate; flat to somewhat 'V' on cross section; arching; 5'-6' long; deep to bright green; leaflets fairly narrow and long making the leaves looks particularly graceful
Petiole/Leaf bases: 1'-2' long; arching; thin; unarmed; un-split leaf bases often retained on trunk
Reproduction: monoecioius
Inflorescence: within leaves
Fruit: spherical; black; 1" thick

Horticultural Characteristics

Minimum Temp: 27F
Drought Tolerance: moderate
Dry Heat Tolerance: moderate
Cool Tolerance: moderate
Wind Tolerance: moderate
Salt Tolerance: unknown
Growth Rate: slow
Soil Preference:adaptable
Light Requirement: filtered sun to partial sun
Human Hazards: none
Disease or Horticultural Problems: none known
Transplants?: unknown
Indoor?: unknown
Availability: rare

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-<center>'''Pronunciation''':  DIP-siss    fie-BRO-suh
+<center>'''Pronunciation''':  Vonitra  fie-BRO-suh
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 '''Common Name''': Vonitra Palm
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-'''''Dypsis fibrosa''''' is one of the 'hairy' or 'cousin It' Dypsis palms that are plants with relative hardiness, long, fiber-covered trunks and the habit of branching dichotomously, all from Madagascar of course.  In the wild, at least, this plant tends to be smaller than ''Dypsis crinita'' and ''Dypsis utilis'', but maybe taller than ''Dypsis pusilla''.  Otherwise they do tend to look a lot alike.
+'''''Vonitra fibrosa''''' is one of the 'hairy' or 'cousin It' Dypsis palms that are plants with relative hardiness, long, fiber-covered trunks and the habit of branching dichotomously, all from Madagascar of course.  In the wild, at least, this plant tends to be smaller than ''Vonitra crinita'' and ''Vonitra utilis'', but maybe taller than ''Vonitra pusilla''.  Otherwise they do tend to look a lot alike.
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 File:dypsis fibrosus Ha.JPG|San Diego county, looking nearly as good as in the tropics
 File:Dypsis fibrosa Lai.jpg|Topanga in a pretty cold zone
+File:Dyspis fibrosa pair tall GB.jpg|San Diego county, California
 File:Dypsis fibrosa (2).JPG|
 File:Dypsis fibrosa BA.jpg|Hawaii
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Difference between revisions of "Vonitra fibrosa"

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Latest revision as of 21:03, 14 February 2023