Infl does not match oreophilia at all !

Infl does not match oreophilia at all !

Hi Michael, after thinking about it I believe D. sp. 'Malagasy' is in the vonitra complex, and I doubt will have a crownshaft for that reason, I retract all mention of D. oreopilla, do you have any recent photos Michael? Thanks, Ed

infl pic was only a few days old ...

infl pic was only a few days old ...

Thanks Micheal, but I was talking about the potted D. sp. 'Malagasy' you have, I assume it's in the ground now? I would sure like to see some photos of it, thanks, Ed

Okay....as soon as my camera has re-charged I'm going out to take a few pics of my Dypsis sp. "Avisonii" It's one of my best growing palms and for me it grows twice as fast as D. Madagascariensis... (And looks nothing like it)

Here she is. Been in the ground for about 2 years now from a 6" pot.

Here she is. Been in the ground for about 2 years now from a 6" pot.

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Thanks a bunch Marcus, It's definitely not in the Vonitra complex, and is in the Madagascariensis complex though, I would say, do you know anyone else that has one Marcus? thanks again, Ed

Yeah I've got one also Ed, but to be honest I've never been too bigger fan of it. Which is why its still sitting in a pot and not in the garden. I really only bought it as a curiosity cos it was something diffrent.

Ed, I've seen a mature one at TNQ Palm Nursery (Just down the road from my place) Also I think there may be one or two on the former property of the family it was named after (Marias Palmetum). .....as well as lots of other exciting stuff.

I should be able to get a photo of a mature or even fruiting D. sp. Avisonii in the next few days.

The one at TNQ Palms is interesting beause it is growing beside a D. madagascariensis, hence it becomes obvious they are not the same. I'll see if I can get a photo of both in the same shot.

Ben, Not sure how it will do on the coast but up here it has a better growth rate than any other Dypsis in my collection. I hope you plant it this wet season.

Ed, I've seen a mature one at TNQ Palm Nursery (Just down the road from my place) Also I think there may be one or two on the former property of the family it was named after (Marias Palmetum). .....as well as lots of other exciting stuff.

I should be able to get a photo of a mature or even fruiting D. sp. Avisonii in the next few days.

The one at TNQ Palms is interesting beause it is growing beside a D. madagascariensis, hence it becomes obvious they are not the same. I'll see if I can get a photo of both in the same shot.

Hi Marcus, You don't know how much I would appreciate that! You are helping to build the palm encyclopedia, Ed

Yeah I've got one also Ed, but to be honest I've never been too bigger fan of it. Which is why its still sitting in a pot and not in the garden. I really only bought it as a curiosity cos it was something diffrent.

Thanks Ben, Ed

Okay Just came back from TNQ Palms with a few pics of D. sp. "Avison" (probably a more appropriate name for it - and I don't think Jan would object)

My error is that it is not the mature one I thought it was - that was another Dypsis. However I can get photos of the original mature plants in the near future. The attached photos are from a trunking specimen at TNQ Palms Nursery, and is supposed to be a sibbling of those being sold as D. Avisonii.

I'll also be posting pics on palm talk of two more Dypsis at the nursery which hve fallen into the category and are going to be sold under made-up names unless they can be given an accurate ID.

And a closer shot of the trunk..

And a closer shot of the trunk..

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Thank you so much Marcus, so is that a sucker i see near the trunk? Or is that another palm (wishful thinking), Ed

Yes that's a sucker. Enven the juvenile in my pic has a very small sucker.

I hope I live long enough to be able to identify all of the Dypsis species.

Lee

Planted 2 small 140mm pots 5 years ago.

2m trunk on 1 with 3 suckers .

Hi all

My plant of this sp has just stated to produce inflo's this summer, I will get pics soon

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Planted 2 small 140mm pots 5 years ago.

2m trunk on 1 with 3 suckers .

Thanks Michael, that's a real beauty, Ed

My first reaction was this palm looks very similar to the Dypsis sp. 'Malagasy' that Palmetier Meg had propagated a bunch of seed and distributed to many collectors in Florida. However, none have clustered that I am aware of. Hmmmmm, her palm seems to remain a mystery ...