Dypsis decaryi

Dypsis decaryi

(Triangle palm)

FAMILY

Arecaceae

Species

Dypsis decaryi

Common name

Triangle Palm

Fruit colour; life form

Green; palm

Campus

Townsville

Description

The arching pinnate leaves occur in three distinct vertical rows, hence the common name. Fruit are 1.5 cm wide, green at maturity. This species, a native of Madagascar, has also been known as Neodypsis.