Dypsis
Dypsis is a genus of flowering plants in the family Arecaceae. They are slender, evergreen palms with yellow flowers carried in panicles amongst the pinnate leaves. Many Dypsis species have aerial branching, a rare growth habit among palms. Some have marcescent leaves that remain attached after death and trap litter for nutrients. Several species previously placed here have been returned to the restored genera Chrysalidocarpus and Vonitra.
Etymology
The etymology is obscure but may be related to the Greek ' ‘I dive’ or ' ‘diver’. The species are native to Tanzania, Madagascar, and various islands in the Indian Ocean. A few are naturalized in other regions, especially in the Caribbean.Species
Plants of [the World Online] currently includes:- Dypsis ambilaensis
- Dypsis andapae
- Dypsis andilamenensis
- Dypsis angusta
- Dypsis angustifolia
- Dypsis anjae
- Dypsis aquatilis
- Dypsis aurantiaca
- Dypsis beentjei
- Dypsis bernieriana
- Dypsis betamponensis
- Dypsis betsimisarakae
- Dypsis boiviniana
- Dypsis bonsai
- Dypsis bosseri
- Dypsis brevicaulis
- Dypsis brittiana
- Dypsis catatiana
- Dypsis caudata
- Dypsis commersoniana
- Dypsis concinna
- Dypsis confusa
- Dypsis cookei
- Dypsis coriacea
- Dypsis corniculata
- Dypsis coursii
- Dypsis culminis
- Dypsis curtisii
- Dypsis delicatula
- Dypsis digitata
- Dypsis dracaenoides
- Dypsis elegans
- Dypsis eriostachys
- Dypsis faneva
- Dypsis fanjana
- Dypsis fasciculata
- Dypsis forficifolia
- Dypsis furcata
- Dypsis gautieri
- Dypsis glabrescens
- Dypsis gronophyllum
- Dypsis henrici
- Dypsis heterophylla
- Dypsis hiarakae
- Dypsis hildebrandtii
- Dypsis humbertii
- Dypsis humilis
- Dypsis integra
- Dypsis intermedia
- Dypsis interrupta
- Dypsis jeremiei
- Dypsis jumelleana
- Dypsis laevis
- Dypsis lantzeana
- Dypsis lanuginosa
- Dypsis lilacina
- Dypsis linearis
- Dypsis lokohoensis
- Dypsis louvelii
- Dypsis lucens
- Dypsis lutea
- Dypsis mahia
- Dypsis makirae
- Dypsis mangorensis
- Dypsis marojejyi
- Dypsis mcdonaldiana
- Dypsis metallica
- Dypsis minuta
- Dypsis mirabilis
- Dypsis mocquerysiana
- Dypsis monostachya
- Dypsis montana
- Dypsis nodifera
- Dypsis occidentalis
- Dypsis pachyramea
- Dypsis paludosa
- Dypsis pervillei
- Dypsis pinnatifrons
- Dypsis plurisecta
- Dypsis poivreana
- Dypsis procera
- Dypsis procumbens
- Dypsis pulchella
- Dypsis pustulata
- Dypsis rakotonasoloi
- Dypsis ramentacea
- Dypsis reflexa
- Dypsis remotiflora
- Dypsis rivularis
- Dypsis rosea
- Dypsis sahanofensis
- Dypsis sancta
- Dypsis scandens
- Dypsis schatzii
- Dypsis scottiana
- Dypsis simianensis
- Dypsis singularis
- Dypsis soanieranae
- Dypsis spicata
- Dypsis subacaulis
- Dypsis tenuissima
- Dypsis thermarum
- Dypsis thiryana
- Dypsis trapezoidea
- Dypsis turkii
- ''Dypsis viridis''
Moved to restored genus ''[Chrysalidocarpus]''
- Dypsis ambanjae
- Dypsis ambositrae
- Dypsis ampasindavae
- Dypsis andrianatonga
- Dypsis ankirindro
- Dypsis arenarum
- Dypsis baronii
- Dypsis basilonga
- Dypsis bejofo
- Dypsis canaliculata
- Dypsis canescens
- Dypsis carlsmithii
- Dypsis ceracea
- Dypsis decaryi
- Dypsis decipiens
- Dypsis heteromorpha
- Dypsis hovomantsina
- Dypsis ifanadianae
- Dypsis lanceolata
- Dypsis ligulata
- Dypsis lutescens
- Dypsis nauseosa
- Dypsis madagascariensis
- Dypsis malcomberi
- Dypsis mananjarensis
- Dypsis pembana
- Dypsis pilulifera
- Dypsis prestoniana
- Dypsis psammophila
- Dypsis saintelucei
- Dypsis serpentina
- Dypsis onilahensis
- Dypsis oreophila
- Dypsis oropedionis
- Dypsis ovobontsira
- Dypsis tsaratananensis
- ''Dypsis tsaravoasira''
Moved to genus ''[Vonitra]''
- Dypsis antanambensis
- Dypsis crinita
- Dypsis dransfieldii
- Dypsis nossibensis
- Dypsis perrieri
- ''Dypsis utilis''
Accepted species