Dypsis
# 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 (above the main trunk), a rare growth habit among palms. Some have marcescent leaves that remain attached after death and trap litter for nutrients.

## Etymology

The etymology is obscure but may be related to the Greek dypto ‘I dive’ or dyptes ‘diver’. The species are native to Tanzania, Madagascar, and various islands in the Indian Ocean (Mauritius and Comoros). A few are naturalized in other regions, especially in the Caribbean.

## Selected species

| Dypsis acaulis Dypsis acuminum Dypsis ambanjae Dypsis ambositrae Dypsis ampasindavae Dypsis andrianatonga Dypsis ankirindro Dypsis antanambensis Dypsis arenarum Dypsis baronii Dypsis basilonga Dypsis beentjei Dypsis bejofo Dypsis boiviniana Dypsis brevicaulis Dypsis canaliculata Dypsis canescens Dypsis carlsmithii Dypsis ceracea Dypsis commersoniana Dypsis confusa Dypsis coursii | Dypsis crinita Dypsis decaryi Dypsis decipiens Dypsis dransfieldii Dypsis faneva Dypsis fasciculata Dypsis florencei Dypsis heteromorpha Dypsis hovomantsina Dypsis humilis Dypsis ifanadianae Dypsis intermedia Dypsis interrupta Dypsis lanceolata Dypsis ligulata Dypsis lutescens Dypsis madagascariensis Dypsis malcomberi Dypsis makirae Dypsis mananjarensis Dypsis mangorensis Dypsis mcdonaldiana | Dypsis nauseosa Dypsis nossibensis Dypsis onilahensis Dypsis oreophila Dypsis oropedionis Dypsis ovobontsira Dypsis paludosa Dypsis pembana Dypsis perrieri Dypsis pilulifera Dypsis prestoniana Dypsis procera Dypsis psammophila Dypsis rivularis Dypsis sahanofensis Dypsis saintelucei Dypsis scottiana Dypsis serpentina Dypsis singularis Dypsis tsaratananensis Dypsis tsaravoasira Dypsis utilis |
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