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In Singapore: Malagasy Palm, Butterfly Palm, Lucuba Palm, Mahajanga Palm, Farihazo, Hirihiry, Kizohazo (Grown in Singapore)
Chrysalidocarpus madagascariensis, the lucuba palm, is a clustering palm from northern and western Madagascar, widely grown as a houseplant and in warm gardens. It needs bright light, steady moisture and warmth to thrive.
Chrysalidocarpus madagascariensis (commonly known as the lucuba palm) is a species of flowering plant in the family Arecaceae. It is a palm tree endemic to northern and western Madagascar, where it grows in lowland rain forest. It is threatened by habitat loss.
[Contains information from Leaf Area Index (LAI) and Heritage Trees from data.gov.sg (National Parks Board), made available under the terms of the Singapore Open Data Licence version 1.0]
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Chrysalidocarpus madagascariensis 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.
