🌴 Areca Palm (Dypsis lutescens)
🔹 Scientific Classification:
Common Names: Areca Palm, Butterfly Palm, Golden Cane Palm, Yellow Palm
Scientific Name: Dypsis lutescens
Family: Arecaceae (Palm family)
Native Region: Madagascar
🔍 Botanical Description:
🌱 General Characteristics:
Type: Clumping, evergreen palm
Growth Habit: Multiple cane-like stems growing from the base
Height:
Indoors: 4 to 8 feet (1.2 to 2.4 meters)
Outdoors (in tropical climates): Up to 20 feet (6 meters)
🌿 Leaves:
Shape: Feather-like (pinnate), arching fronds
Color: Bright green to yellow-green
Leaflets: Numerous, narrow, and pointed, giving a soft, airy look
Arrangement: Fronds grow in a V-shape resembling butterfly wings (hence the name "Butterfly Palm")
🌸 Flowers and Fruits:
Flowers: Small, yellow, borne in panicles below the crown
Bloom Time: Spring or summer (outdoors)
Fruits: Small yellow to orange oval drupes, not typically seen on indoor plants