Dypsis decaryi seed

LATIN NAME: Dypsis decaryi

COMMON NAME: Triangle Palm

The triangle palm sets its stiff, bluish-green, arching leaves in the three rows along the short, stout trunk, and the whole palm carries the fine, triangular look of the warm garden. The slow-growing, single-trunked palm carries the short, stout, grey trunk and the stiff, waxy, bluish-green, pinnate leaves set in the three clear rows, the leaflets standing in the neat, flat, triangular fans, with the many small, yellowish flowers in the long, hanging clusters between the leaves, one of the fine, bold sights of the warm garden, drawing the bees, to be followed by the small, round, dark fruits. The palm is a fine, bold presence of the warm garden, and it is a palm of the open, sunny, deep, well-drained ground.

Scientific Research & Plant Biotechnology

The triangle palm is a historic subject of the plant science, and the triangular rows keep showing up in the work on the warm-country palms. The way the stiff, waxy, bluish-green, pinnate leaves form in the three clear rows has been examined closely, and it keeps appearing in the studies of the warm-country palms, the triangular fans and the members of the palm family. The stout trunk and the slow habit have also made it a fine study palm, and the triangle palm is a regular subject of the work on the triangular rows of the warm world.

Ecological & Economic Value & Wide Applications

The triangle palm is a fine, bold palm of the warm garden and the study collection. The stiff, waxy, bluish-green, pinnate leaves set in the three clear rows carry the fine, triangular look of the warm garden through the year, and the many small, yellowish flowers in the long, hanging clusters open between the leaves, drawing the bees, to be followed by the small, round, dark fruits. It is one of the fine choices for the warm garden, the pot and the study collection, and it has been written about in the horticultural and the botanical papers for the triangular rows and the bold ways. It is a fine, bold palm of the open, sunny, deep, well-drained garden.

Give the young palms the warmth and the deep, well-drained bed, and the triangular fans will form over the years.

To grow the triangle palm from seed, sow the large, round, brown seeds a centimetre and a half down in the pot of fine, gritty soil, keep the pot in a warm, bright spot and water gently, then pot the young palms on as they fill the pot. The seedlings show themselves within a few weeks and grow on steadily. With the sun, the warmth and the deep, well-drained ground, the triangular fans will form over the years.

It is indigenous to the Madagascar rainforest. Some specimens grow to a height of some 15 meters in the wild. The leaves are about 2.5 meters in length, growing almost upright from the trunk and arching gracefully outward about a meter from their tips. The leaf bases are arranged in three vertical columns set about 120 degrees apart on the main stem, forming a triangular shape in cross section. This shape has given rise to the palm’s common name. The palm is best suited to sandy soil and it tends to do poorly in clay soil.Cold Tolerance: It can tolerate temperatures down to 30F for a short period of time when mature enough.