Dypsis cabadae
COMMON NAME | Cabadae palm |
TYPE | Palm |
FAMILY | Arecaceae |
NOTES | A clustering palm
species that features dark green stems punctuated by nearly-white ringlike
leaf scars. Over time it can reach 30 to 40 ft. in height and about 3½ in. in
diameter. Dr. Cabada, for whom the
palm was named, obtained it for his garden near Cienfuegos from a ship
captain whom he had asked to collect palms from his various destinations
around the tropics. |
GEOGRAPHIC REGION | Widespread in cultivation, but unknown
from the wild: it might be from Madagascar or the Comoro Islands. |
NATIVE HABITAT | Only known from
cultivated plants |
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