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==Habitat and Distribution==
''Dypsis amboza'' is endemic to Madagascar.[[image:ClaytonIMG_2491.jpg|thumb|left|530px|Brisbane, Australia, photo by Clayton York, Utopia Palms & Cycads.]]
==Description==
Clustering understory palm.
==Culture==
Cold Hardiness Zone: 10a
==Comments and Curiosities==
"This is a reasonably common species in QLD collections.  It is supposed to have a high water requirement, and I have seen palms planted in ponds, but from personal experience it is also very drought tolerant." (Daryl O'Connor).

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image:Dypsis_amboza_full_plant.jpg|Madagascar. Photo by Dr. John Dransfield, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew/Palmweb.
image:Dypsis_amboza1.jpg|Madagascar. Photo by Dr. John Dransfield, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew/Palmweb.
image:Dypsis_amboza2.jpg|Madagascar. Photo by Dr. John Dransfield, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew/Palmweb.
image:Dypsis_amboza_2.jpg|QLD. Australia. The two skinny palms in front, photo by Charles Wychgel.
image:ClaytonIMG_2489.jpg|Brisbane, Australia, photo by Clayton York, Utopia Palms & Cycads.
image:ClaytonIMG_2491.jpg|Brisbane, Australia, photo by Clayton York, Utopia Palms & Cycads.
image:DaDSC_7401.jpg|Gold Coast Hinterland, Queensland, Australia. Photo by Daryl O'Connor.
image:DaDSC_5195.jpg|At Roma Street Parklands, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.  Photo by Daryl O'Connor.
image:DaDSC_6158.jpg|At Roma Street Parklands, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.  Photo by Daryl O'Connor.
image:DaDSC_6159.jpg|At Roma Street Parklands, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.  Photo by Daryl O'Connor.
File:post-7381-0-17548000-1436656084.jpg|Roma Street Parklands, Brisbane, Australia. Photo by Paul Latzias.

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==External Links==
*[http://eunops.org/content/glossary-palm-terms Glossary of Palm Terms]
*[http://www.calflora.net/botanicalnames/pronunciation.html MODERN BOTANICAL LATIN]
*[http://www.jlhudsonseeds.net/Pronunciation.htm "Just To Be Clear"]
==References==
Phonetic spelling of Latin names by edric.

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

Special thanks to [http://palmweb.org/?q=node/2 Palmweb.org], Dr. John Dransfield, Dr. Bill Baker & team, for their volumes of information and photos, edric.

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).
*[http://www.palmpedia.net/wiki/Category:Palms_of_Madagascar SUB CATEGORY PALMS OF MADAGASCAR]
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