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Issue: Vol. 758 No. 3: 26 May 2026
Type: Article
Published: 2026-05-26
DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.758.3.1
Page range: 197-209
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Two new species of Chrysalidocarpus (Arecaceae, Arecoideae, Areceae, Dypsidinae)

Department of Biology; Aarhus University; Ny Munkegade 114-116; 8000 Aarhus C; Denmark
Royal Botanic Gardens; Kew; Richmond; Surrey; TW9 3AE; United Kingdom
Department of Biology; Aarhus University; Ny Munkegade 114-116; 8000 Aarhus C; Denmark; Royal Botanic Gardens; Kew; Richmond; Surrey; TW9 3AE; United Kingdom
Department of Biology; Aarhus University; Ny Munkegade 114-116; 8000 Aarhus C; Denmark; Royal Botanic Gardens; Kew; Richmond; Surrey; TW9 3AE; United Kingdom
Monocots Horticulture Malagasy palms Palmae Taxonomy

Abstract

Chrysalidocarpus is the second-largest genus in Arecaceae subtribe Dypsidinae, comprising 60 species distributed across Madagascar, the Comoro Archipelago, and Pemba Island. Since 2022, five new species have been described from cultivation and here we describe and illustrate two more new species, C. comptus and C. marcusorum, based on specimens cultivated in Hawai’i.

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How to Cite

Ferreira, P.D.L., Dransfield, J., Eiserhardt, W.L. & Baker, W.J. (2026) Two new species of Chrysalidocarpus (Arecaceae, Arecoideae, Areceae, Dypsidinae). Phytotaxa 758 (3): 197–209. https://doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.758.3.1