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Dypsis sp. 'white stem'

2009-12-28T01:11:45Z

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[[Image:Cuesta_linda_001.jpg|thumb|left|300px|Vista - Cuesta Linda]]

[[Image:Cuesta_linda_002.jpg|thumb|300px|Vista - Cuesta Linda]]

[[Image:Cuesta_linda_003.jpg|thumb|left|300px|Vista - Cuesta Linda]]
{{Palm Page}}
 
Here is a page to both inform and "search for" possibly the rarest Dypsis out there. An unknown, large, tristichtous, palm that while it looks '''similar''' to other Dypsis, it 99.99% of the time, is sadly not the palm here. Dypsis Dean has owned and killed a few and it currently is only known to exist in 3 collections in Southern California. Originally located and collected by Mardy Darian in Madagascar, he has said and many have agreed that at one time he had "hundreds" of seedlings, and thought he could go back to get more. Upon his return, the area was cleared.
==Habitat==
==Description==
A large thread was started in Palmtalk, you may want to read. [http://www.palmtalk.org/forum/index.php?showtopic=12239&hl= HERE]

But in short, you almost have to see one in person to be able to rule one '''in''' as it were. I know of 4 plants total. 3 in the ground, 1 still potted.

They do struggle quite a bit to look good outside in So Cal, but half of them are outside. The easiest characteristics I can spot or point out is the large puffy leaves primarily on a flat plane and the lower leaflets will noticeably ''point back'' towards the petiole and the base of the palm.

Pictures are hard to come by and show various stages of various plants
[[Image:Vista12-27-09_008.jpg|thumb|300px|left|Vista - 12/27/09]]

[[Image:Vista12-27-09_009.jpg|thumb|300px|Vista - 12/27/09]]

[[Image:Vista12-27-09_010.jpg|thumb|300px|Vista - 12/27/09]]

[[Image:Potted_004.jpg|thumb|300px|left|potted 2009]]

[[Image:Potted_003.jpg|thumb|300px|left|potted 2009]]

==Culture==
==Curiosities==
To stop the questions before they are raised, '''This palm IS NOT Dypsis sp. white, nor is it the Dypsis albofarinosa'''. It is still unnamed as such and was "christened" with this name by Mardy a long time ago.

 
{{SpeciesListBackLink}}
[[Category:DYPSIS|sp. 'white stem']]

Category:DYPSIS

2009-12-28T00:50:28Z

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[[Image:P1010319 Dypsis pachyramea and John.D.JPG|left|thumb|250px|A diminutive Dypsis pachyramea in Habitat, with Dr. John Dransfield for Scale - Photo by Phil Arrowsmith]]
[[Image:P1010296 Dypsis decipiens,north of Fianarantosa.JPG|thumb|250px|A Monster Dypsis decipiens in Habitat North of Fianarantosa, Madagascar - Photo by Phil Arrowsmith, Jeff Marcus for Scale]]

Dypsis is one of the the largest single genera in the palm family, with over 150 species ranging from tiny understory plants to massive emergent canopy palms and just about every size in between.

Other genera, such as Calamus and Chamadorea may be larger, but none are more diverse. Dypsis are an extraordinary phenomenon of diversity; this "super genus" is composed of numerous former separate palm genera, including Vonitra, Chrysalidocarpus, Phloga, Neophloga, Phogella, Trichodypsis, Haplodypsis, Adelodypsis, Antogilia, and Neodypsis.

Diverse as they are, Dypsis nevertheless all have four things in common: they are all pinnate, they are all monoecious, they are all "unarmed" i.e., having no spines, and they are all endemic to Madagascar, or nearby islands.

What ever kind of habitat you find in Madagascar, the odds are, some species of Dypsis grows there. As might be expected, the rainforests have a large number of species. But Dypsis also grow in habitats varying from steep rocky ravines, open savanna, "thorn forest", "white sand forest" and many other habitats in both wet and dry locations. The only habitat Dypsis are not known to inhabit is truly aquatic, though some species come close.

Dypsis species are solitary or clustering (a few are both) while exhibiting several methods of division or branching. Some have simple bifid leaves a few inches (or cm) long; others have leaves twenty or more feet long.

Dypsis were catalogued and described in great detail in "The Palms of Madagascar" a seminal work by Dr. John Dransfield and Henk Beentje, first published in 1995 by Kew Botanical Gardens. New expeditions to the island keep turning up new species, or identify old ones with greater certainly. When you get Dypsis seed from Madagascar, you can end up with new, previously unknown species.

Most closely-related plant genera are distinguished from each other by the fact that Genus A and B have "missing links" between them making them separate. Or, to put it another way, certain key characteristics between one genus and another blend within the same genus to be more or less sharply distinguished from other genera.

Dypsis are different: here is a giant genus that has a huge variation among varying groups, but no missing links. Imagine a human family with hundreds of brothers and sisters.

Like all family groupings, some members do better at surviving than others. Given Madagascar's rapid rate of deforestation, no doubt some Dypsis species have been lost and rendered unknown and unknowable to science forever. Others, however, have done much better. For example, Dypsis lutescens, the golden cane palm of the east coast of Madagascar, is nearly extinct in habitat, with only about 100 plants left. But, as anyone into palms knows, the species is grown all over the world, and its seed is sold in the nursery trade by the ton. Or, the tonne.

All of which is why palm nuts the world over get even nuttier when you mention Dypsis.
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Dypsis sp. 'white stem'

2009-12-28T00:43:10Z

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[[Image:Cuesta_linda_001.jpg|thumb|left|300px|Vista - Cuesta Linda]]

[[Image:Cuesta_linda_002.jpg|thumb|300px|Vista - Cuesta Linda]]

[[Image:Cuesta_linda_003.jpg|thumb|left|300px|Vista - Cuesta Linda]]
{{Palm Page}}
 
Here is a page to both inform and "search for" possibly the rarest Dypsis out there. An unknown, large, tristichtous, palm that while it looks '''similar''' to other Dypsis, it 99.99% of the time, is sadly not the palm here. Dypsis Dean has owned and killed a few and it currently is only known to exist in 3 collections in Southern California. Originally located and collected by Mardy Darian in Madagascar, he has said and many have agreed that at one time he had "hundreds" of seedlings, and thought he could go back to get more. Upon his return, the area was cleared.
==Habitat==
==Description==
A large thread was started in Palmtalk, you may want to read. [http://www.palmtalk.org/forum/index.php?showtopic=12239&hl= HERE]

But in short, you almost have to see one in person to be able to rule one '''in''' as it were. I know of 4 plants total. 3 in the ground, 1 still potted.

They do struggle quite a bit to look good outside in So Cal, but half of them are outside. The easiest characteristics I can spot or point out is the large puffy leaves primarily on a flat plane and the lower leaflets will noticeably ''point back'' towards the petiole and the base of the palm.

Pictures are hard to come by and show various stages of various plants
[[Image:Vista12-27-09_008.jpg|thumb|300px|left|Vista - 12/27/09]]

[[Image:Vista12-27-09_009.jpg|thumb|300px|Vista - 12/27/09]]

[[Image:Vista12-27-09_010.jpg|thumb|300px|Vista - 12/27/09]]

[[Image:Potted_004.jpg|thumb|300px|left|potted 2009]]

[[Image:Potted_003.jpg|thumb|300px|left|potted 2009]]

==Culture==
==Curiosities==
 
{{SpeciesListBackLink}}
[[Category:DYPSIS|sp. 'white stem']]

Dypsis sp. 'white stem'

2009-12-28T00:41:18Z

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[[Image:Cuesta_linda_001.jpg|thumb|left|300px|Vista - Cuesta Linda]]

[[Image:Cuesta_linda_002.jpg|thumb|300px|Vista - Cuesta Linda]]

[[Image:Cuesta_linda_003.jpg|thumb|left|300px|Vista - Cuesta Linda]]
{{Palm Page}}
 
Here is a page to both inform and "search for" possibly the rarest Dypsis out there. An unknown, large, tristichtous, palm that while it looks '''similar''' to other Dypsis, it 99.99% of the time, is sadly not the palm here. Dypsis Dean has owned a killed a few and currently is only known to exist in 3 collections in Southern California. Originally located and collected by Mardy Darian in Madagascar, he has said and many have agreed that at one time he had "hundreds" of seedlings, and thought he could go back to get more. Upon his return, the area was cleared.
==Habitat==
==Description==
A large thread was started in Palmtalk, you may want to read. [http://www.palmtalk.org/forum/index.php?showtopic=12239&hl= HERE]

But in short, you almost have to see one in person to be able to rule one '''in''' as it were. I know of 4 plants total. 3 in the ground, 1 still potted.

They do struggle quite a bit to look good outside in So Cal, but half of them are outside. The easiest characteristics I can spot or point out is the large puffy leaves primarily on a flat plane and the lower leaflets will noticeably ''point back'' towards the petiole and the base of the palm.

Pictures are hard to come by and show various stages of various plants
[[Image:Vista12-27-09_008.jpg|thumb|300px|left|Vista - 12/27/09]]

[[Image:Vista12-27-09_009.jpg|thumb|300px|Vista - 12/27/09]]

[[Image:Vista12-27-09_010.jpg|thumb|300px|Vista - 12/27/09]]

[[Image:Potted_004.jpg|thumb|300px|left|potted 2009]]

[[Image:Potted_003.jpg|thumb|300px|left|potted 2009]]

==Culture==
==Curiosities==
 
{{SpeciesListBackLink}}
[[Category:DYPSIS|sp. 'white stem']]

Dypsis sp. 'white stem'

2009-12-28T00:40:19Z

BSMan_blocked_old:

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[[Image:Cuesta_linda_001.jpg|thumb|left|300px|Vista - Cuesta Linda]]

[[Image:Cuesta_linda_002.jpg|thumb|300px|Vista - Cuesta Linda]]

[[Image:Cuesta_linda_003.jpg|thumb|left|300px|Vista - Cuesta Linda]]
{{Palm Page}}
 
Here is a page to both inform and "search for" possibly the rarest Dypsis out there. An unknown, large, tristichtous, palm that while it looks '''similar''' to other Dypsis, it 99.99% of the time, is sadly not the palm here. Dypsis Dean has owned a killed a few and currently is only known to exist in 3 collections in Southern California. Originally located and collected by Mardy Darian in Madagascar, he has said and many have agreed that at one time he had "hundreds" of seedlings, and thought he could go back to get more. Upon his return, the area was cleared.
==Habitat==
==Description==
A large thread was started in Palmtalk, you may want to read. [http://www.palmtalk.org/forum/index.php?showtopic=12239&hl= HERE]

But in short, you almost have to see one in person to be able to rule one '''in''' as it were. I know of 4 plants total. 3 in the ground, 1 still potted.

They do struggle quite a bit to look good outside in So Cal, but half of them are outside. The easiest characteristics I can spot or point out is the large puffy leaves primarily on a flat plane and the lower leaflets will noticeably ''point back'' towards the petiole and the base of the palm.

Pictures are hard to come by and show various stages of various plants
[[Image:Vista12-27-09_008.jpg|thumb|300px|left|Vista - Cuesta Linda 12/27/09]]

[[Image:Vista12-27-09_009.jpg|thumb|300px|Vista - Cuesta Linda 12/27/09]]

[[Image:Vista12-27-09_010.jpg|thumb|300px|Vista - Cuesta Linda 12/27/09]]

[[Image:Potted_004.jpg|thumb|300px|left|potted 2009]]

[[Image:Potted_003.jpg|thumb|300px|potted 2009]]

==Culture==
==Curiosities==
 
{{SpeciesListBackLink}}
[[Category:DYPSIS|sp. 'white stem']]

Dypsis sp. 'white stem'

2009-12-28T00:37:49Z

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[[Image:Cuesta_linda_001.jpg|thumb|left|300px|Vista - Cuesta Linda]]

[[Image:Cuesta_linda_002.jpg|thumb|300px|Vista - Cuesta Linda]]

[[Image:Cuesta_linda_003.jpg|thumb|left|300px|Vista - Cuesta Linda]]
{{Palm Page}}
 
Here is a page to both inform and "search for" possibly the rarest Dypsis out there. An unknown, large, tristichtous, palm that while it looks '''similar''' to other Dypsis, it 99.99% of the time, is sadly not the palm here. Dypsis Dean has owned a killed a few and currently is only known to exist in 3 collections in Southern California. Originally located and collected by Mardy Darian in Madagascar, he has said and many have agreed that at one time he had "hundreds" of seedlings, and thought he could go back to get more. Upon his return, the area was cleared.
==Habitat==
==Description==
A large thread was started in Palmtalk, you may want to read. [http://www.palmtalk.org/forum/index.php?showtopic=12239&hl= HERE]

But in short, you almost have to see one in person to be able to rule one '''in''' as it were. I know of 4 plants total. 3 in the ground, 1 still potted.

They do struggle quite a bit to look good outside in So Cal, but half of them are outside. The easiest characteristics I can spot or point out is the large puffy leaves primarily on a flat plane and the lower leaflets will noticeably ''point back'' towards the petiole and the base of the palm.

Pictures are hard to come by and show various stages of various plants
[[Image:Vista12-27-09_008.jpg|thumb|300px|left|Vista - Cuesta Linda 12/27/09]]

[[Image:Vista12-27-09_009.jpg|thumb|300px|Vista - Cuesta Linda 12/27/09]]

[[Image:Vista12-27-09_010.jpg|thumb|300px|Vista - Cuesta Linda 12/27/09]]

[[Image:Potted_003.jpg|thumb|300px|potted 2009]]

==Culture==
==Curiosities==
 
{{SpeciesListBackLink}}
[[Category:DYPSIS|sp. 'white stem']]

File:Potted 003.jpg

2009-12-28T00:12:37Z

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File:Potted 004.jpg

2009-12-28T00:12:36Z

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Dypsis sp. 'white stem'

2009-12-28T00:01:05Z

BSMan_blocked_old:

Here is a page to both inform and "search for" possibly the rarest Dypsis out there. An unknown, large, tristichtous, palm that while it looks '''similar''' to other Dypsis, it 99.99% of the time, is sadly not the palm here. Dypsis Dean has owned a killed a few and currently is only known to exist in 3 collections in Southern California. Originally located and collected by Mardy Darian in Madagascar, he has said and many have agreed that at one time he had "hundreds" of seedlings, and thought he could go back to get more. Upon his return, the area was cleared.

A large thread was started in Palmtalk, you may want to read. http://www.palmtalk.org/forum/index.php?showtopic=12239&hl=

But in short, you almost have to see one in person to be able to rule one '''in''' as it were. I know of 4 plants total. 3 in the ground, 1 still potted.

They do struggle quite a bit to look good outside in So Cal, but half of them are outside. The easiest characteristics I can spot or point out is the large puffy leaves primarily on a flat plane and the lower leaflets will noticeably ''point back'' towards the petiole and the base of the palm.

Pictures are hard to come by and show various stages of various plants

[[Image:Cuesta_linda_001.jpg]]

[[Image:Cuesta_linda_002.jpg]]

[[Image:Cuesta_linda_003.jpg]]

[[Image:Vista12-27-09_008.jpg]]

[[Image:Vista12-27-09_009.jpg]]

[[Image:Vista12-27-09_010.jpg]]

[[Category:DYPSIS|sp. 'white stem']]

File:Vista12-27-09 010.jpg

2009-12-27T23:56:04Z

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File:Vista12-27-09 009.jpg

2009-12-27T23:56:03Z

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File:Vista12-27-09 008.jpg

2009-12-27T23:56:02Z

BSMan_blocked_old:

Dypsis sp. 'white stem'

2009-12-27T23:50:21Z

BSMan_blocked_old:

Created for BS Man.

Here is a page to both inform and "search for" possibly the rarest Dypsis out there. An unknown, large, tristichtous, palm that while it looks '''similar''' to other Dypsis, it 99.99% of the time, sadly not the palm here. Dypsis Dean has owned a killed a few and currently only known to exist in 3 collections in Southern California. Originally located and collected by Mardy Darian in Madagascar, he has said and many have agreed that at one time he had "hundreds" of seedlings, and thought he could go back to get more. Upon his return, the area was cleared.

A large thread was started in Palmtalk, you may want to read. http://www.palmtalk.org/forum/index.php?showtopic=12239&hl=

But in short, you almost have to see one in person to be able to rule one '''in''' as it were. I know of 4 plants total. 3 in the ground, 1 still potted.

They do struggle quite a bit to look good outside in So Cal, but half of them are outside. The easiest characteristics I can spot or point out is the large puffy leaves primarily on a flat plane and the lower leaflets will noticeably ''point back'' towards the petiole and the base of the palm.

Pictures are hard to come by and show various stages of various plants

[[Image:Cuesta_linda_001.jpg]]

[[Image:Cuesta_linda_002.jpg]]

[[Image:Cuesta_linda_003.jpg]]

[[Category:DYPSIS|sp. 'white stem']]

Dypsis sp. 'white stem'

2009-12-27T23:48:12Z

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File:Cuesta linda 003.jpg

2009-12-27T23:32:33Z

BSMan_blocked_old: D.sp. White Stem

D.sp. White Stem

File:Cuesta linda 002.jpg

2009-12-27T23:32:32Z

BSMan_blocked_old: D.sp. White Stem

D.sp. White Stem

File:Cuesta linda 001.jpg

2009-12-27T23:32:31Z

BSMan_blocked_old: D. sp. White Stem

D. sp. White Stem

Chrysalidocarpus mananjarensis

2009-12-27T22:56:44Z

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Chrysalidocarpus mananjarensis

2009-12-27T22:56:12Z

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Chrysalidocarpus mananjarensis

2009-12-27T22:50:07Z

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File:Image-SoCalmealy12-27-09 004.jpg

2009-12-27T22:48:04Z

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Chrysalidocarpus mananjarensis

2009-12-27T22:46:25Z

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Chrysalidocarpus mananjarensis

2009-12-27T22:42:53Z

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File:SoCalmealy12-27-09 005.jpg

2009-12-27T22:39:05Z

BSMan_blocked_old: Mealybug trunk

Mealybug trunk

File:SoCalmealy12-27-09 004.jpg

2009-12-27T22:39:04Z

BSMan_blocked_old: Mealybug Palm

Mealybug Palm