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Dypsis decaryi (Jum.) Beentje & J.Dransf.

Synonym                    : Neodypsis decaryi Jum.

Family                        : Arecaceae

Local Names              : Triangle palm 

Flowering and fruiting period:

Distribution: Native of Madagascar

Habitat: Grown as garden plant

IUCN status: Vulnerable

Endemic: No

Uses: Ornamental, hedge plant, its fruits are known for their high nutritional value

Key Characters: A solitary, drought tolerant, medium-sized palm with arching pinnate fronds arranged in three distinct vertical rows, forming a triangle at the top of the trunk. Trunk solitary, brownish-grey, prominent ringed with old leaf scars. Fronds pinnate, bluish-green to silvery-green, arranged in three rows or ranks; leaflets narrow, especially on the lower leaflets; petioles brown, covered with a whitish wax, growing on three sides of the trunk, forming a triangle. Inflorescences moderately-branched, yellow to green.  Fruits ovoid, ripening from green to red.