Mazhar Botanic Garden

Dypsis lastelliana (Baill.) Beentje & J Dransf.

Redneck Palm

Sample code: EGY-MBG-000844
Common name: Redneck Palm
English name: Redneck Palm
Native: Madagascar
Country: Madagascar
(PGR): Rare

Solitary monoecious palm, growing  6 m  tall, crownshaft dark red-brown to brownish -red and fuzzy 45 cm long, slightly wider than trunk below leaves pinnate inflorescence below ‘crownshaft’ , flowers white unisex fruit ovoid and green to orange when ripe

Neodypsis lastelliana Baill

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Texture: Medium loamy Mildly acidic soils
Fertility: High
Drainage: Moderately well drained
Salinity: Low
Water Sources: Well water
Climates: Tropical
Lights: Light shade
Propagation: Seeds
Flowering time: Summer
Zone: 10 : 12
pH range: 6.5-7.5
Status: Rare
Life span: Perennial
Habits: Palm
Sample Type: Introduced - cultivated
Collecting Sources: Botanical garden
Plant Uses: Ornamental
Plant Populations density: Cultivated
Vegetation types: Evergreen
pH: Mild acid Neutral

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