Dypsis tokoravina

This is a very large, solitary palm with oversized, open leaf sheaths and a broad crown of long pinnate leaves. Kew now accepts *Chrysalidocarpus tokoravina* and lists *Dypsis tokoravina* as a synonym, which preserves the catalog’s species identity while using the current name. [Kew Plants of the World Online](https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/985341-1) documents the name change; [Palmpedia](https://palmpedia.net/wiki/Chrysalidocarpus_tokoravina) describes the palm reaching about 20 m (66 ft.). ## Form and scale Expect a substantial canopy tree rather than a small garden palm. The swollen leaf bases remain open instead of making a closed crownshaft, and the pinnate fronds can extend several metres. The name Tokoravina is also recorded as a Betsimisaraka name. ## Growing conditions In the wild it grows in northeastern Madagascar’s lowland rainforest, including swamp margins, valley bottoms, and ridges. The species is evergreen, but published garden-culture requirements are not established; use it only where a warm, humid, frost-protected setting and generous growing space are available. ## Maintenance Allow the crown and trunk ample clearance. Keep young plants evenly moist in a free-draining medium and protect them from drying winds; these are cautious habitat-based practices rather than a tested species-specific care schedule. The palm is rare and threatened in habitat, so use nursery-propagated stock.