Mazhar Botanic Garden

Dypsis lutescens (H.Wendl.) Beentje & J. Dransf.

Golden cane palm Areca palm yellow palm butterfly palm

Sample code: EGY-MBG-000034
Common name: Golden cane palm, Areca palm, yellow palm, butterfly palm
English name: Yellow palm
Arabic name: اريكا صفراء
Native: Madagascar
Country: Madagascar
(PGR): Cultivated plant

Multiple stems emerge from the base, grows 6-12 m tall leaves pinnate 2-3 m long, arching inflorescences yellow, occurring at the base of the crownshaft fruit oblong, about 17 cm long, asymmetric, ripening from yellow to purple

Ornamental Palm.

Chrysalidocarpus lutescens H Wendl

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Texture: Loam
Fertility: Intermediate
Drainage: Well drained
Water Sources: Moderate Water
Climates: Subtropics
Lights: Full sun
Propagation: Seeds
Flowering time: Summer
Zone: 10 : 11
pH range: 6.1 to 6.5
Status: Cultivated
Life span: Perennial
Habits: Palm
Sample Type: Introduced - cultivated
Collecting Sources: Botanical garden
Plant Uses: Ornamental
Plant Populations density: Cultivated
Vegetation types: Cultivation
pH: Mild acid

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