Hello everybody,

I would like to know the specie of that Dypsis. Do you have any idea please?

Thanks in advance!

Franck

Hi Franck and welcome! That's an interesting palm you've got there. I thought Dypsis cabadae at first but it's not dark enough in the crownshaft and it's got that black flecking on it. Hmmmm, I'm gonna say Dypsis lanceolata because of the color in the spear and the wide leaflets. That black flecking is interesting though. Thanks for the picture. I'm sure someone will have another idea of what it might be.

Edit: Might be Dypsis sp. 'Mayotte' too.

Looks like Dypsis santelucei Franck. Wait a minute, that end leaflet looks too fat for him.

Wal,

While I agree it has some resemblance to saintlucei, particularly the flecks on the stem, there's not way that's saintlucei. The leaflets are completely different. Franck, what does the leaf underside look like? D saintlucei has a bluish/whitish powder on the leaflet undersides.

Matty, I've never seen that black speckling on a lanceolata. What does Dypsis sp. mayotte look like when it's young? It seems like it's in the pembana/lanceolata/mayotte group, but it doesn't exactly match any of the ones I've seen. Although I think a saw a mystery palm of Bill's that might be the same thing.

Matt

I've seen 14 different versions of mayotte

I'm leaning santelucei still, but not totally convinced.

My initial thought was D. madagascarensis.

But if it has the slight blue/silver tinge to the undersides of the leaves ( as Matt SD mentioned) then St. Luce for sure. But most of my St. Luce have a very dark (almost black) new spear.

I'm with Dean, I think it may be D madagascariensis presuming that the undersides of the leaves are'nt silver/blue.

Ohhh, good one! Definately not D. saint lucei, but the D. madagascarensis fits. It's not plumose yet so that threw me.

Hello Franck,

Welcome to the IPS Forum! We love Dypsis mysteries, but doesn't necessarily mean we're able to solve them!

I'd be interested in a photo of the entire palm. I have three "mystery Dypsis" that look very similar to yours. Below is a photo. I should add that they don't have quite as much color on the stem now as they did when I took the photo a couple of months ago. And I'm convinced these are not D. madagascariensis, saintelucei OR sp. Mayotte. I posted this photo some time ago, and I believe someone suggested D. cabadae, which I'm sure is incorrect as well. All 3 are still single trunked palms.

Bo-Göran

Dypsis sp. 'Mad Saints'

The base of the trunk suggests madagascariensis too, and if there's no black spear she ain't saintelucei.

Hi and thank you all for your answers

The back of the leaf is the same color of the front, same green. It looks like D. madagascariensis, right. Maybe D. baronii? I'll try to catch another picture of the full palm. Moreover, these pictures been taken with my cellular... so bad quality :/

Is this coincidence or what, Franck?

I just received yesterday from La Reunion(Thierry Alberto) the same palm labeled Dypsis pinnatifrons.

That's not what it is methinks...anticipating the outcome of this ID spiel

Some pix of my plant

Close up of stem

i live for this dypsis mystery stuff.

Charles wow it looks like the one i posted above! Hmmm well maybe it's a pinatifrons then? Pinatifrons or not, it is a Dypsis I don't have in my collection yet lol

Charles wow it looks like the one i posted above! Hmmm well maybe it's a pinatifrons then? Pinatifrons or not, it is a Dypsis I don't have in my collection yet lol

Franck did you get it from the same source as I?

I looked at this thread http://www.palmtalk.org/forum/index.php?sh...hl=pinnatifrons

and think it is not pinnatifrons

A friend hinted it may be Dypsis sp. 'Laffa'

Group,

I agree it is not saintlucei, pinnatifrons, cabadae, or the others (as Bo mentioned). It's been a while since I've seen "laffa", so I haven't seen a recent plant for comparison. MattyB, the leaves are reminiscent of lanceolata, but the trunk in wrong.

Phil

I'd be interested in a photo of the entire palm. I have three "mystery Dypsis" that look very similar to yours. Below is a photo. I should add that they don't have quite as much color on the stem now as they did when I took the photo a couple of months ago. And I'm convinced these are not D. madagascariensis, saintelucei OR sp. Mayotte. I posted this photo some time ago, and I believe someone suggested D. cabadae, which I'm sure is incorrect as well.

Very dark petioles on your plants Bo, or is it the photo?

I just hope it is NOT D.madagascariensis, as I have already three of them.

Well Charles, I don't think it's a D.madagascariensis. Yes it was at Jardin Naturel, in situ, i compared young D.mada and this one, and they were different. I will try to have a pic asap.

Well Charles, I don't think it's a D.madagascariensis. Yes it was at Jardin Naturel, in situ, i compared young D.mada and this one, and they were different. I will try to have a pic asap.

Merci Franck

I searched the forum for Dypsis"laffa" and came to this thread in 2006 http://www.palmtalk.org/forum/index.php?sh...amp;#entry10203

Trinidad Bob please chime in as your plant looks similar.

Some screenshots from this thread

Hi,

Here are some pics of that mysterious Dypsis:

Hmmm, it does look like a few things I have around here..

What does Dypsis sp. mayotte look like when it's young? It seems like it's in the pembana/lanceolata/mayotte group, but it doesn't exactly match any of the ones I've seen. Although I think a saw a mystery palm of Bill's that might be the same thing.

Matt

I have a young palm of Mayotte:

It is different from the "mysterious" palm, leaves of the Mayotte one are brighter.