Dypsis paludosa

Dypsis paludosa is a palm native to northeastern and central Madagascar, where Kew places it in the wet tropical biome. The reference work Palms of Madagascar records it forming thickets in coastal swamp forest near Ambila-Lemaitso. ## Garden Use Its documented habitat suggests a role in a warm, humid tropical garden where a palm can form a dense backdrop or planted group. The wild swamp setting is useful context, but it does not establish tolerance of permanent standing water in cultivation. ## Growing Conditions Keep this species warm and reliably moist, and shelter it from drying winds and cold. Those care suggestions are cautious translations of its wet tropical and coastal-swamp habitat; exact light, soil chemistry, mature garden size, and cold limits were not established by the sources reviewed. ## Maintenance Allow room for the plant to develop its natural group form. Remove only dead or damaged leaves, keeping healthy fronds and the growing point intact. Avoid assigning a hardiness zone or a numeric mature size without species-specific cultivation evidence. [Plants of the World Online](https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/985421-1) supports its accepted name and native range, while [Palms of Madagascar](https://palmpedia.net/wiki/books/16_Palms_of_Madagascar.pdf) describes the coastal swamp-forest habitat.