# Dypsis

Dypsis is a genus of flowering plants in the family Arecaceae. They are slender, evergreen palms with yellow flowers carried in panicles amongst the pinnate leaves. Many Dypsis species have aerial branching (above the main trunk), a rare growth habit among palms. Some have marcescent leaves that remain attached after death and trap litter for nutrients. Several species previously placed here have been returned to the restored genera Chrysalidocarpus (including the type species Chrysalidocarpus lutescens) and Vonitra.

## Etymology

The etymology is obscure but may be related to the Greek dypto ‘I dive’ or dyptes ‘diver’. The species are native to Tanzania, Madagascar, and various islands in the Indian Ocean (Mauritius and Comoros). A few are naturalized in other regions, especially in the Caribbean.

## Species

Plants of the World Online currently (July 2024) includes:
* Dypsis ambilaensis J.Dransf.
* Dypsis andapae Beentje
* Dypsis andilamenensis Rakotoarin. & J.Dransf.
* Dypsis angusta Jum.
* Dypsis angustifolia (H.Perrier) Beentje & J.Dransf.
* Dypsis anjae Rakotoarin. & J.Dransf.
* Dypsis aquatilis Beentje
* Dypsis aurantiaca Eiserhardt & Rakotoarin.
* Dypsis beentjei J.Dransf.
* Dypsis bernieriana (Baill.) Beentje & J.Dransf.
* Dypsis betamponensis (Jum.) Beentje & J.Dransf.
* Dypsis betsimisarakae Rakotoarin. & J.Dransf.
* Dypsis boiviniana Baill.
* Dypsis bonsai Beentje
* Dypsis bosseri J.Dransf.
* Dypsis brevicaulis (Guillaumet) Beentje & J.Dransf.
* Dypsis brittiana Rakotoarin.
* Dypsis catatiana (Baill.) Beentje & J.Dransf.
* Dypsis caudata Beentje
* Dypsis commersoniana (Baill.) Beentje & J.Dransf.
* Dypsis concinna Baker
* Dypsis confusa Beentje
* Dypsis cookei J.Dransf.
* Dypsis coriacea Beentje
* Dypsis corniculata (Becc.) Beentje & J.Dransf.
* Dypsis coursii Beentje
* Dypsis culminis Rakotoarin. & J.Dransf.
* Dypsis curtisii Baker
* Dypsis delicatula Britt & J.Dransf.
* Dypsis digitata (Becc.) Beentje & J.Dransf.
* Dypsis dracaenoides Rakotoarin. & J.Dransf.
* Dypsis elegans Beentje
* Dypsis eriostachys J.Dransf.
* Dypsis faneva Beentje
* Dypsis fanjana Beentje
* Dypsis fasciculata Jum.
* Dypsis forficifolia Noronha ex Mart.
* Dypsis furcata J.Dransf.
* Dypsis gautieri Rakotoarin. & J.Dransf.
* Dypsis glabrescens (Becc.) Becc.
* Dypsis gronophyllum Rakotoarin. & J.Dransf.
* Dypsis henrici J.Dransf., Beentje & Govaerts
* Dypsis heterophylla Baker
* Dypsis hiarakae Beentje
* Dypsis hildebrandtii (Baill.) Becc.
* Dypsis humbertii H.Perrier
* Dypsis humilis M.S.Trudgen, Rakotoarin. & W.J.Baker
* Dypsis integra (Jum.) Beentje & J.Dransf.
* Dypsis intermedia Beentje
* Dypsis interrupta J.Dransf.
* Dypsis jeremiei Rakotoarin. & J.Dransf.
* Dypsis jumelleana Beentje & J.Dransf.
* Dypsis laevis J.Dransf.
* Dypsis lantzeana Baill.
* Dypsis lanuginosa J.Dransf.
* Dypsis lilacina J.Dransf. & Rakotoarin.
* Dypsis linearis Jum.
* Dypsis lokohoensis J.Dransf.
* Dypsis louvelii Jum. & H.Perrier
* Dypsis lucens (Jum.) Beentje & J.Dransf.
* Dypsis lutea (Jum.) Beentje & J.Dransf.
* Dypsis mahia Beentje
* Dypsis makirae Rakotoarin. & Britt
* Dypsis mangorensis (Jum.) Beentje & J.Dransf.
* Dypsis marojejyi Beentje
* Dypsis mcdonaldiana Beentje
* Dypsis metallica Rakotoarin. & J.Dransf.
* Dypsis minuta Beentje
* Dypsis mirabilis J.Dransf.
* Dypsis mocquerysiana (Becc.) Becc.
* Dypsis monostachya Jum.
* Dypsis montana (Jum.) Beentje & J.Dransf.
* Dypsis nodifera Mart.
* Dypsis occidentalis (Jum.) Beentje & J.Dransf.
* Dypsis pachyramea J.Dransf.
* Dypsis paludosa J.Dransf.
* Dypsis pervillei (Baill.) Beentje & J.Dransf.
* Dypsis pinnatifrons Mart.
* Dypsis plurisecta Jum.
* Dypsis poivreana (Baill.) Beentje & J.Dransf.
* Dypsis procera Jum.
* Dypsis procumbens (Jum. & H.Perrier) J.Dransf., Beentje & Govaerts
* Dypsis pulchella J.Dransf.
* Dypsis pustulata J.Dransf. & Rakotoarin.
* Dypsis rakotonasoloi Rakotoarin.
* Dypsis ramentacea J.Dransf.
* Dypsis reflexa Rakotoarin. & J.Dransf.
* Dypsis remotiflora J.Dransf.
* Dypsis rivularis (Jum. & H.Perrier) Beentje & J.Dransf.
* Dypsis rosea J.Dransf., Hodel & Marcus
* Dypsis sahanofensis (Jum. & H.Perrier) Beentje & J.Dransf.
* Dypsis sancta Rakotoarin. & J.Dransf.
* Dypsis scandens J.Dransf.
* Dypsis schatzii Beentje
* Dypsis scottiana (Becc.) Beentje & J.Dransf.
* Dypsis simianensis (Jum.) Beentje & J.Dransf.
* Dypsis singularis Beentje
* Dypsis soanieranae Beentje
* Dypsis spicata J.Dransf.
* Dypsis subacaulis J.Dransf. & Rakotoarin.
* Dypsis tenuissima Beentje
* Dypsis thermarum J.Dransf.
* Dypsis thiryana (Becc.) Beentje & J.Dransf.
* Dypsis trapezoidea J.Dransf.
* Dypsis turkii J.Dransf.
* Dypsis viridis Jum.

### Moved to restored genus Chrysalidocarpus

* Dypsis ambanjae
* Dypsis ambositrae
* Dypsis ampasindavae (Chrysalidocarpus loucoubensis)
* Dypsis andrianatonga
* Dypsis ankirindro
* Dypsis arenarum
* Dypsis baronii
* Dypsis basilonga
* Dypsis bejofo
* Dypsis canaliculata
* Dypsis canescens
* Dypsis carlsmithii
* Dypsis ceracea
* Dypsis decaryi
* Dypsis decipiens
* Dypsis heteromorpha
* Dypsis hovomantsina
* Dypsis ifanadianae
* Dypsis lanceolata
* Dypsis ligulata
* Dypsis lutescens
* Dypsis nauseosa
* Dypsis madagascariensis
* Dypsis malcomberi
* Dypsis mananjarensis
* Dypsis pembana
* Dypsis pilulifera
* Dypsis prestoniana
* Dypsis psammophila
* Dypsis saintelucei
* Dypsis serpentina
* Dypsis onilahensis
* Dypsis oreophila
* Dypsis oropedionis
* Dypsis ovobontsira
* Dypsis tsaratananensis
* Dypsis tsaravoasira

### Moved to genus Vonitra

* Dypsis antanambensis
* Dypsis crinita
* Dypsis dransfieldii
* Dypsis nossibensis
* Dypsis perrieri
* Dypsis utilis

## Gallery
### Accepted species

* Dypsis hildebrandtii
* Dypsis rivularis

### Moved to Chrysalidocarpus

* Dypsis ambositrae
* Dypsis arenarum
* Dypsis baronii
* Dypsis cabadae
* Dypsis carlsmithii
* Dypsis decaryi
* Dypsis decipiens
* Dypsis lastelliana
* Dypsis leptocheilos
* Dypsis lutescens
* Dypsis madagascariensis
* Dypsis mananjarensis
* Dypsis onilahensis
* Dypsis pembana

### Moved to Vonitra

* Dypsis crinita
* Dypsis utilis