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:
  1. Dypsis ambilaensis
  2. Dypsis andapae
  3. Dypsis andilamenensis
  4. Dypsis angusta
  5. Dypsis angustifolia
  6. Dypsis anjae
  7. Dypsis aquatilis
  8. Dypsis aurantiaca
  9. Dypsis beentjei
  10. Dypsis bernieriana
  11. Dypsis betamponensis
  12. Dypsis betsimisarakae
  13. Dypsis boiviniana
  14. Dypsis bonsai
  15. Dypsis bosseri
  16. Dypsis brevicaulis
  17. Dypsis brittiana
  18. Dypsis catatiana
  19. Dypsis caudata
  20. Dypsis commersoniana
  21. Dypsis concinna
  22. Dypsis confusa
  23. Dypsis cookei
  24. Dypsis coriacea
  25. Dypsis corniculata
  26. Dypsis coursii
  27. Dypsis culminis
  28. Dypsis curtisii
  29. Dypsis delicatula
  30. Dypsis digitata
  31. Dypsis dracaenoides
  32. Dypsis elegans
  33. Dypsis eriostachys
  34. Dypsis faneva
  35. Dypsis fanjana
  36. Dypsis fasciculata
  37. Dypsis forficifolia
  38. Dypsis furcata
  39. Dypsis gautieri
  40. Dypsis glabrescens
  41. Dypsis gronophyllum
  42. Dypsis henrici
  43. Dypsis heterophylla
  44. Dypsis hiarakae
  45. Dypsis hildebrandtii
  46. Dypsis humbertii
  47. Dypsis humilis
  48. Dypsis integra
  49. Dypsis intermedia
  50. Dypsis interrupta
  51. Dypsis jeremiei
  52. Dypsis jumelleana
  53. Dypsis laevis
  54. Dypsis lantzeana
  55. Dypsis lanuginosa
  56. Dypsis lilacina
  57. Dypsis linearis
  58. Dypsis lokohoensis
  59. Dypsis louvelii
  60. Dypsis lucens
  61. Dypsis lutea
  62. Dypsis mahia
  63. Dypsis makirae
  64. Dypsis mangorensis
  65. Dypsis marojejyi
  66. Dypsis mcdonaldiana
  67. Dypsis metallica
  68. Dypsis minuta
  69. Dypsis mirabilis
  70. Dypsis mocquerysiana
  71. Dypsis monostachya
  72. Dypsis montana
  73. Dypsis nodifera
  74. Dypsis occidentalis
  75. Dypsis pachyramea
  76. Dypsis paludosa
  77. Dypsis pervillei
  78. Dypsis pinnatifrons
  79. Dypsis plurisecta
  80. Dypsis poivreana
  81. Dypsis procera
  82. Dypsis procumbens
  83. Dypsis pulchella
  84. Dypsis pustulata
  85. Dypsis rakotonasoloi
  86. Dypsis ramentacea
  87. Dypsis reflexa
  88. Dypsis remotiflora
  89. Dypsis rivularis
  90. Dypsis rosea
  91. Dypsis sahanofensis
  92. Dypsis sancta
  93. Dypsis scandens
  94. Dypsis schatzii
  95. Dypsis scottiana
  96. Dypsis simianensis
  97. Dypsis singularis
  98. Dypsis soanieranae
  99. Dypsis spicata
  100. Dypsis subacaulis
  101. Dypsis tenuissima
  102. Dypsis thermarum
  103. Dypsis thiryana
  104. Dypsis trapezoidea
  105. Dypsis turkii
  106. ''Dypsis viridis''

Moved to restored genus ''[Chrysalidocarpus]''

Dypsis ambanjaeDypsis ambositraeDypsis ampasindavae Dypsis andrianatongaDypsis ankirindroDypsis arenarumDypsis baroniiDypsis basilongaDypsis bejofoDypsis canaliculataDypsis canescensDypsis carlsmithiiDypsis ceraceaDypsis decaryiDypsis decipiensDypsis heteromorphaDypsis hovomantsinaDypsis ifanadianaeDypsis lanceolataDypsis ligulataDypsis lutescensDypsis nauseosaDypsis madagascariensisDypsis malcomberiDypsis mananjarensisDypsis pembanaDypsis piluliferaDypsis prestonianaDypsis psammophilaDypsis sainteluceiDypsis serpentinaDypsis onilahensisDypsis oreophilaDypsis oropedionisDypsis ovobontsiraDypsis tsaratananensis

Moved to genus ''[Vonitra]''

Dypsis antanambensisDypsis crinitaDypsis dransfieldiiDypsis nossibensisDypsis perrieri