Dypsis sp. 'dark mealy bug'

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Dypsis (DIP-sis)
sp. 'dark mealy bug'
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At Bill langer's, Hawaii. photo by Gary T. La Vine
Scientific Classification
Genus: Dypsis (DIP-sis)
Species:
sp. 'dark mealy bug'
Synonyms
None set.
Native Continent
Africa
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Morphology
Habit: Solitary
Leaf type: Pinnate
Culture
Survivability index
Common names
None.

Habitat and Distribution

Madagascar
At Bill langer's, Hawaii. Photo by Gary T. La Vine
only.

Description

This palm appears to be in the same family as the Dypsis sp. 'white.' Both are medium to large palms, and hold few leaves until larger. Both are extremely colorful and attractive palms. No one, at this point in time, has offered any suggestions of an ID. So for now, this beautiful palm, characterized by dark "mealy bug" markings on the petioles as a juvenile, will have to be classified as undescribed. Editing by edric.

Culture

Cold Hardiness Zone: 10a

Comments and Curiosities

A magnificent, large and somewhat mysterious Dypsis from lowland rainforests on the Masoala peninsula in northeastern Madagascar. As a young plant it is particularly colorful and stunning, with reddish-brown leaf midribs that have dark markings, a waxy-white crownshaft and trunk, and beautiful dark green leaves with somewhat pendulous leaflets. Mature trees are very large with a robust, solitary trunk, a long crownshaft and huge, ascending leaves that are strongly recurved towards the tip. The long, regularly arranged leaflets have weeping tips. The seeds are rather large and ruminate. (RPS.com)

This is a tillering palm, it exhibits saxophone style root growth (it has a heel), keep top third of heel above soil elevation!



  • IMAGE GALLERY

  • Garden of Jeff & Suchin Marcus, Hawaii

  • Andersen Garden, Hawaii

  • Hawaii

  • Floribunda Palms, Hawaii, photo by BGL

  • Floribunda Palms, Hawaii, Jeff Marcus for scale, photo by BGL

  • At Bill langer's, Hawaii. photo by Gary T. La Vine

  • At Bill langer's, Hawaii. Photo by Gary T. La Vine

  • Hawaii.

  • Hawaii.

  • Melbourne Beach, FL. Photo by Jerry

  • Logan QLD., Australia. Photo by NApalm

  • Logan QLD., Australia. Photo by NApalm

  • Logan QLD., Australia. Photo by NApalm

  • SE Queensland, Australia. Photo by Benjamin Smith

  • SE Queensland, Australia. Photo by Benjamin Smith

  • SE Queensland, Australia. Photo by Benjamin Smith

  • SE Queensland, Australia. Photo by Benjamin Smith

  • SE Queensland, Australia. Photo by Benjamin Smith

  • SE Queensland, Australia. Photo by Benjamin Smith

  • SE Queensland, Australia. Photo by Benjamin Smith

  • SE Queensland, Australia. Photo by Benjamin Smith

  • SE Queensland, Australia. Photo by Benjamin Smith

  • SE Queensland, Australia. Photo by Benjamin Smith

  • SE Queensland, Australia. Photo by Benjamin Smith

  • SE Queensland, Australia. Photo by Benjamin Smith

  • SE Queensland, Australia. Photo by Benjamin Smith

  • SE Queensland, Australia. Photo by Benjamin Smith

  • Thailand. Photo by Chalermchart Soorangura.

  • Thailand. Photo by Chalermchart Soorangura.

  • Thailand. Photo by Chalermchart Soorangura.

  • Thailand. Photo by Chalermchart Soorangura.

  • Honolulu, Oahu, Hawaii. Photo by Colin & Keala Peters

  • Gold Coast Hinterland, Queensland, Australia. Photo by Daryl O'Connor

  • Gold Coast Hinterland, Queensland, Australia. Photo by Daryl O'Connor

  • Gold Coast Hinterland, Queensland, Australia. In the midst of putting up this Dypsis 'Dark Mealybug', some of the rootball came loose and exposed the base of the plant. I have noticed that a lot of the large Dypsis have this underground lump, I guess for storage? What surprised my was the minimal number of roots, yet this palm has been growing well and gaining significant mass. I have seen Sabals exhibit the same type of 'smooth bulb' growth as well. Photo by Daryl O'Connor

  • Gold Coast Hinterland, Queensland, Australia. In the midst of putting up this Dypsis 'Dark Mealybug', some of the rootball came loose and exposed the base of the plant. I have noticed that a lot of the large Dypsis have this underground lump, I guess for storage? What surprised my was the minimal number of roots, yet this palm has been growing well and gaining significant mass. I have seen Sabals exhibit the same type of 'smooth bulb' growth as well. Photo by Daryl O'Connor

  • Gold Coast Hinterland, Queensland, Australia. In the midst of putting up this Dypsis 'Dark Mealybug', some of the rootball came loose and exposed the base of the plant. I have noticed that a lot of the large Dypsis have this underground lump, I guess for storage? What surprised my was the minimal number of roots, yet this palm has been growing well and gaining significant mass. I have seen Sabals exhibit the same type of 'smooth bulb' growth as well. Photo by Daryl O'Connor

  • Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. Photo by Paul Latzias

  • Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. Photo by Paul Latzias

  • Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. Photo by Paul Latzias

  • Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. Photo by Paul Latzias

  • Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. Photo by Paul Latzias

  • Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. Photo by Paul Latzias

  • Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. Photo by Paul Latzias

  • Brisbane Botanic Gardens, Mount Coot-tha, Brisbane, Australia. Photo by Paul Latzias.

  • Brisbane Botanic Gardens, Mount Coot-tha, Brisbane, Australia. Photo by Paul Latzias.

  • Mt Warning Caldera Nth NSW Australia. Photo by Pete

  • 4 years old, Oak Hill FL.

  • 4 years old, Oak Hill FL.

  • 4 years old, Oak Hill FL.

  • 4 years old, Oak Hill FL.

  • 4 years old, Oak Hill FL.

  • 6+ years old, Oak Hill FL

  • 6+ years old, Oak Hill FL

  • 6+ years old, Oak Hill FL

  • (D. sp. 'Malagasy' in foreground)6+ years old, Oak Hill FL

  • 6+ years old, Oak Hill FL

  • 6+ years old, Oak Hill FL

  • 6+ years old, Oak Hill FL

  • 6+ years old, Oak Hill FL

  • 6+ years old, Oak Hill FL

  • 6+ years old, Oak Hill FL

  • 6+ years old, Oak Hill FL

  • 6+ years old, Oak Hill FL

  • 6+ years old, Oak Hill FL

  • New spear appears after center spear dries up, and pulls, due to 2 weeks in shipping, Oak Hill FL.

  • New spear appears after center spear dries up, and pulls, due to 2 weeks in shipping, Oak Hill FL.

  • Single specimen back of top tray, about 18 months old, same seedling as previous photos, others in tray D. ambositrae one year old, bottom left, out of tray D. sp. 'white petiole' 16 months old, large specimens top left, D. sp. 'dwarf' two years old, Oak Hill FL.

  • Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia. Photo by Steve S.

  • Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia. Photo by Steve S.

  • Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia. Photo by Steve S.

  • Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia. Photo by Steve S.

  • southwest FL

  • southwest FL

  • In habitat. Photo-Rare Palm Seeds.com

  • Photo-Rare Palm Seeds.com

External Links

References

Phonetic spelling of Latin names by edric.

Special thanks to Geoff Stein, (Palmbob) for his hundreds of photos.

Special thanks to Palmweb.org, Dr. John Dransfield, Dr. Bill Baker & team, for their volumes of information and photos.

Glossary of Palm Terms; Based on the glossary in Dransfield, J., N.W. Uhl, C.B. Asmussen-Lange, W.J. Baker, M.M. Harley & C.E. Lewis. 2008. Genera Palmarum - Evolution and Classification of the Palms. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. All images copyright of the artists and photographers (see images for credits).


Many Special Thanks to Ed Vaile for his long hours of tireless editing and numerous contributions.

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