A mid-sized palm from eastern Madagascar that forms a trunk thickly clothed in long, pale brown leafsheath fibers and branching once or twice above ground. The compact crown consists of numerous, flat, finely pinnate leaves that are reddish when newly emerging. It is generally similar to D. crinita but prefers a drier habitat, occupying the slopes and ridges of hills up to 800 m (2600 ft.) rather than the valley bottoms and riversides. It is also found in littoral forest close to the coast. It is quite a robust plant and adapts easily to cultivation in many warm temperate and all tropical climates.
Seeds (3) : Out of Stock
Plant (Seedling) : Out of Stock
Habitat
Tropical Lowland Forests 0-600m
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Solitary ( single-stemmed ) Monoecious ( Plant bearing both male and female flowers ) Pinnate Leaves ( Feather-like ) Colored leaves
Cultivation
Cultivation
Substrate
Temperature during winter
Lighting
Watering during automn-winter
Watering during hot season
Fertilizer during growth
Pruning
Repotting
1 soil + 2 humus
Indoor during winter temperature min. 17C
Sunny
Rarely ( when the substrate is dry )
Regularly but without excess, and especialy during summer
Tropical Lowland Forests 0-600m 
