Dypsis lutescens

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Dypsis lutescens

Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum: Magnoliophyta
Class: Liliopsida
Order: Arecales
Family: Arecaceae
Genus: Dypsis
Species: D. lutescens
Binomial name
Dypsis lutescens
(H.Wendl.) Beentje & J.Dransf.

Dypsis lutescens (Golden Cane Palm, Areca Palm, or Butterfly Palm) is a species of palm, native to Madagascar.

It is a small to medium-sized palm, growing to 6-12 m tall, with multiple stems from the base. The leaves are arched, 2-3 m long, and pinnate, with 40-60 pairs of leaflets.

It is grown as an ornamental plant in gardens in tropical and subtropical regions, and elsewhere indoors.

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