Arecaceae FAMILY Least Concern

Dypsis baronii

Edibility

3/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Cultivation Details

HabitEvergreen Tree

Growth—

One of the most cold tolerant of the Madagascan palms, it is quite untroubled by even several degrees of frost^[1]. The plant can be a bit difficult in cultivation, but usually prefers a lightly shaded, moist, but well drained position^[1].

Propagation

Seeds germinate in 1 - 3 months^[2]. Cite as: Tropical Plants Database, Ken Fern. tropical.theferns.info. 2026-02-20. <tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Dypsis+baronii>

Pollinators

Data unavailable

References

[1]Palm and Cycad Societies of Australia. — http://www.pacsoa.org.au/ ↩︎Contains at least a little information on the majority of palm and cycad species, plus a wealth of photographs. A first class website.
[2]Protabase - Plant Resources of Tropical Africa. — http://www.prota.org ↩︎An excellent on-line database with detailed information on over 3,200 species of useful plants of Africa.
[3]IUCN Red List of Threatened Species — http://www.iucnredlist.org/ ↩︎A list of plants under threat and facing possible extinction, usually with brief details of the threats and information on habitat.
[4]Assessing Ethnobotanical Knowledge and Resources, Lokaro Reserve, SE Madagascar — Lehman A.D. · 2009 ↩︎A thesis, in PDF format, by Ashley Davis Lehman of the University of Montana, Missoula, MT.
[PFAF]Plants for a Future — pfaf.org ↩︎