Dypsis lutescens
Golden cane palm · also Areca palm, Yellow palm, Butterfly palm
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A clump-forming feather palm native to Madagascar, Dypsis lutescens is widely cultivated as an ornamental, hedge, screen, or houseplant. Also known as the golden cane palm or areca palm, it can produce abundant, messy fruit if not maintained.
Where it grows
Trees in each city's inventory, with the share of that city's named trees this species accounts for.
- 1,3590.83%—5.7 in
- 1020.01%——
- 40.00%—28 in
No city in this list records planting dates for this species, so age is blank throughout.
Traits
- Form
- Palm
- Foliage
- Evergreen
- Mature height
- 20–30 ft
- Canopy spread
- 10–20 ft
- Water needs
- Moderate
- Blooms
- Mar, Apr, May
Trunk diameters across every city: median 5.7 in, mean 5.5 in, 90th percentile 7.5 in. Measured at breast height, as published by each inventory.
Native range
Terrestrial ecoregions where this species is native. Trees in the dataset mostly stand well outside it.
Tropical & Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests
- Madagascar humid forests