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Chrysalidocarpus lanceolatus

Chrysalidocarpus lanceolatus is a clumping palm native to the Comoro Islands, rarely grown outside its range; the commonly grown relative is the butterfly palm (Dypsis lutescens). Grow it in bright, warm conditions with steady moisture.

Family
Arecaceae (Palm family)
Grows as
Palm
Light
Bright indirect, Part shade
Water
Keep soil evenly moist in the growing season and let the top few centimetres dry slightly between waterings.
Soil
Well-drained, fertile potting mix or loam with added organic matter.
Temperature
18–30 °C; protect below 10 °C
How easy
Moderate
Native range
Comoros
Climate
seasonally dry tropical

About

Chrysalidocarpus lanceolatus is a species of flowering plant in the family Arecaceae. It is a palm found only in the Comoro Islands.

Other Dypsis plants

Chrysalidocarpus baronii · Chrysalidocarpus canescens · Chrysalidocarpus madagascariensis · Chrysalidocarpus mananjarensis · Chrysalidocarpus onilahensis · Chrysalidocarpus pembanus · Chrysalidocarpus piluliferus · Butterfly Palm · Vonitra antanambensis · Chrysalidocarpus arenarum · Dypsis beentjei · Talanoka

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Chrysalidocarpus lanceolatus by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.

The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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