Dypsis sp. 'Bejoufa'

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Dypsis (DIP-sis) sp. 'bejoufa'
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Gold Coast Hinterland, Queensland, Australia. Photo by Daryl O'Connor.
Scientific Classification
Genus: Dypsis (DIP-sis)
Species: sp. 'bejoufa'
Synonyms
None set.
Native Continent
Africa
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Morphology
Habit: Solitary
Leaf type: Pinnate
Culture
Survivability index
Common names
None.

Habitat and Distribution

Exact habitat as yet unknown for this undescribed
Gold Coast Hinterland, Queensland, Australia. This is Keiren's palm. Photo by Daryl O'Connor.
Malagasy palm.

Description

Yet another Dypsis wrapped in continued confusion with an identity crisis - due to a naming error early on. It was originally called "Dypsis bejoufa)" (an invalid name), and was confused with the validly named Dypsis bejofo. It was (and still is) called many things including Dypsis 'Bejofa,' 'Bejofo,' 'Bejoufa,' Bejufo,' etc. (and sometimes referred to as the "Broadleaf" form), and it was always more readily available than the true Dypsis bejofo. The real Dypsis bejofo was/is rare in cultivaion, and while not recognized as such when first used in the landscape, it remained obscure. Only recently has this real Dypsis bejofo been tentively identified and the differences recognized. And with the recent flowering of the imposter Dypsis sp. 'Bejoufa' in Hawaii, this beautiful unidentified palm should be described in due course. The tentative identification in cultivation of the real Dypsis bejofo is now widely in use, but still not 100% validated at this time. Editing by edric.

The identification of this imposter will be welcome, as this is one of the most impressive of the "forest giants," and a worthwhile addition to any warm temperate and tropical garden. Slow growing as a seedling, and picking up speed as it trunks and displays its colorful crownshaft, it is arguably a much prettier palm, and a much faster grower than its oft confused with "cousin."

Culture

As with most of the large Dypsis, this is slow as a young plant. It then develops into a robust and fairly fast fast grower after developing trunk. It has not yet proven itself to be a successful grow outside of the sub-tropics. But as with many of these large Dypsis, if given the perfect micro-climate, it may be a survivor. Cold Hardiness Zone: 10a

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Comments and Curiosities

With the recent Hawaiian flowering, many seeds have been distributed after a very long period in unavailability. So there are now only mature plants and tiny seedlings presently in cultivation, with no known plants yet found in habitat.



External Links

References

Phonetic spelling of Latin names by edric.

Special thanks to Geoff Stein, (Palmbob) for his hundreds of photos

Special thanks to Palmweb.org, Dr. John Dransfield, Dr. Bill Baker & team, for their volumes of information and photos.

Glossary of Palm Terms; Based on the glossary in Dransfield, J., N.W. Uhl, C.B. Asmussen-Lange, W.J. Baker, M.M. Harley & C.E. Lewis. 2008. Genera Palmarum - Evolution and Classification of the Palms. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. All images copyright of the artists and photographers (see images for credits).


Many Special Thanks to Ed Vaile for his long hours of tireless editing and numerous contributions.

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