Chrysalidocarpus lutescens (Yellow Butterfly Palm)
Botanical names: Chrysalidocarpus lutescens, Areca lutescens, Dypsis lutescens
Common names: Yellow Butterfly Palm, Cane Palm, Madagascar Palm, Golden Feather Palm, Yellow Palm, Bamboo Palm, Areca Palm
Family: Arecaceae / Palmae
Origin: Madagascar






The golden cane palm can grow up to 20 feet tall, although it is usually smaller. Six to eight leaves on long petioles (leaf stems) arise from the main trunk and gracefully arch outward and downward. Each leaf has about 80-100 leaflets that are arranged on the leaf stem in a shallow V. The common name derives from the beautiful golden yellow color of the petioles. Prefers acid soil. Ganoderma rot.
Similar plants: Chrysalidocarpus lutescens (Yellow Butterfly Palm)
- Chrysalidocarpus cabadae (Cabada Palm)
- Areca catechu (Areca Palm)
- Areca novohibernica (Kugumaru Palm)
- Areca vestiaria (Orange Crownshaft Palm)
- Syagrus romanzoffiana (Queen Palm)
- Dypsis decaryi (Triangle Palm)
- Dypsis lanceolata (Dypsis)
- Dypsis lastelliana (Redneck Palm)
- Dypsis leptocheilos (Teddy Bear Palm)
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