Chrysalidocarpus Explained

Chrysalidocarpus is a valid genus of African palms, family Arecaceae, first described by Hermann Wendland in 1878.^[1] The native range of species in this genus includes the Comoros, Madagascar and Pemba Islands, but some have been naturalised elsewhere as ornamental plants. Most species previously have been placed in the genus Dypsis, including the type species Chrysalidocarpus lutescens.

Species

Plants of the World Online currently (July 2024) includes:^[2]

1. Chrysalidocarpus acuminum
2. Chrysalidocarpus albofarinosus
3. Chrysalidocarpus ambanjae
4. Chrysalidocarpus ambositrae
5. Chrysalidocarpus andrianatonga
6. Chrysalidocarpus ankaizinensis
7. Chrysalidocarpus ankirindro
8. Chrysalidocarpus arenarum
9. Chrysalidocarpus baronii
10. Chrysalidocarpus basilongus
11. Chrysalidocarpus bejofo
12. Chrysalidocarpus cabadae
13. Chrysalidocarpus canaliculatus
14. Chrysalidocarpus canescens
15. Chrysalidocarpus carlsmithii
16. Chrysalidocarpus ceraceus
17. Chrysalidocarpus decaryi
18. Chrysalidocarpus decipiens
19. Chrysalidocarpus gracilis
20. Chrysalidocarpus hankona
21. Chrysalidocarpus heteromorphus
22. Chrysalidocarpus hovomantsina
23. Chrysalidocarpus humblotianus
24. Chrysalidocarpus ifanadianae
25. Chrysalidocarpus lanceolatus
26. Chrysalidocarpus lastellianus
27. Chrysalidocarpus leptocheilos
28. Chrysalidocarpus leucomallus
29. Chrysalidocarpus ligulatus
30. Chrysalidocarpus loucoubensis
31. Chrysalidocarpus lutescens
32. Chrysalidocarpus madagascariensis
33. Chrysalidocarpus malcomberi
34. Chrysalidocarpus mananjarensis
35. Chrysalidocarpus mijoroanus
36. Chrysalidocarpus nauseosus
37. Chrysalidocarpus onilahensis
38. Chrysalidocarpus oropedionis
39. Chrysalidocarpus ovobontsira
40. Chrysalidocarpus ovojavavy
41. Chrysalidocarpus pembanus
42. Chrysalidocarpus pilulifer
43. Chrysalidocarpus plumosus
44. Chrysalidocarpus prestonianus
45. Chrysalidocarpus psammophilus
46. Chrysalidocarpus pumilus
47. Chrysalidocarpus rabepierrei
48. Chrysalidocarpus robustus
49. Chrysalidocarpus rufescens
50. Chrysalidocarpus saintelucei
51. Chrysalidocarpus sanctaemariae
52. Chrysalidocarpus serpentinus
53. Chrysalidocarpus tanalensis
54. Chrysalidocarpus titan
55. Chrysalidocarpus tokoravina
56. Chrysalidocarpus tsaratananensis
57. Chrysalidocarpus tsaravoasira

Notes and References

1. Wendland H (1878) Bot. Zeitung (Berlin) 36: 117.
2. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:31161-1 Plants of the World Online: Chrysalidocarpus H.Wendl. (retrieved 22 July 2024)