Dypsis Id

[olivier971]

An idea for this stunning Dypsis in "Le parc des palmiers" - La Reunion island ?

procera ? lutea ? amboza ? ...

[olivier971]

Hummmmm, why not D amboza ? According to POM, procera and lutea have inflorescences among the leaves ...

[Jeff Searle]

I agree, and rule out D. lutea and D. procera. Never heard of D. amboza though.

[olivier971]

Never heard about amboza before this : http://www.palmtalk.org/forum/index.php?/topic/11768-dypsis-amboza/

I don't know if it's really a species.

But, on this photo on palmpedia, a specimen with inflorescence above the leaves, named as D amboza

So what this could be ??

[jpr974]

Hi, Olivier

I made some investigation, and I think, it's probably Dypsis procera.

[olivier971]

Hi, Olivier

I made some investigation, and I think, it's probably Dypsis procera.

Hi Jean-Pierre

happy to see you on Palm talk

Could you explain more the results of your investigation ?

Because, according to POM, procera have inflorescences among the leaves and those have inflorescences above ....

[jpr974]

HI,
I'm agree with you, so according to POM, many "small" Dypsis have inflorescences among the leaves. I think about scottiana, remotiflora, lantzeana, forficifolia... that bloom in my garden. The inflorescences are interfolaire, then the leaf falls because of bad exposure. D. procera is palm of forest undergrowth... the other caracteristics are observed.
I'm sure this not D. lutea.

http://imageshack.us/a/img9/6162/11dlutea.jpg

[olivier971]

Hummm, so yes, why not D procera that really seems to be the closest ...

Another idea ??

[Mandrew968]

I can't speak on a procera inflorescence but the overall plants look a LOT like my Dypsis procera. That would be my guess, but Jeff's seen them in the wild, no doubt and my procera came from him so I wouldn't put my guess above his...

[NApalm]

Dypsis faneva?

[Walter John]

I'm nearly sure I saw this palm growing in the garden section of the main shade house at Utopia nursery. There is a Dypsis amboza ? spelling ? I've seen it somewhere and the plant in pictutre reminds me of ..of..something I've seen.

[olivier971]

YES, i just found it in the stocklist of Utopia nursery named as D procera (collected as D amboza) : http://www.utopiapalmsandcycads.com/Dypsis_procera.htm

So it might confirm this could really be D procera

[realarch]

Oliver, This is what I've been calling D. procera in my garden. All the D. procera I've seen have entire bifid leaves, none of them are pinnate.

There could be a pinnate variation though. This one is in full sun and has always looked terrific. An incredibly beautiful palm.

Tim