Dypsis ampasindavae
Beentje,
Lavaboka
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What to Eat
Edible parts: Palm heart, Cabbage
The palm heart and cabbage (likely the heart or young leaves) are eaten.
Known Hazards
Where to Find It
A tropical plant.
Africa, East Africa, Madagascar,
Countries: Angola, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Benin, Botswana, Congo (DRC), Central African Republic, Congo (Republic), Cote d'Ivoire, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Djibouti, Algeria, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Ghana, Gambia, Guinea, Equatorial Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Comoros, Liberia, Lesotho, Libya, Morocco, Madagascar, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, Seychelles, Sudan, Sierra Leone, Senegal, Somalia, South Sudan, Sao Tome & Principe, Eswatini, Chad, Togo, Tunisia, Tanzania, Uganda, South Africa, Zambia, Zimbabwe
How to Identify
A solitary palm native to Madagascar, growing 12–15 m tall with a trunk 18–25 cm in diameter. It is an endangered species.
Notes
There are 140 (21) Dypsis species. Most are in Madagascar. It is an endangered plant.
Names & Synonyms
Neodypsis loucoubensis Jum.
