Chrysalidocarpus

Chrysalidocarpus is a valid genus of African palms, family Arecaceae, first described by Hermann Wendland in 1878. The native range of species in this genus includes the Comoros, Madagascar and Pemba Islands, but some have been naturalised elsewhere as ornamental plants. Most species previously have been placed in the genus Dypsis, including the type species Chrysalidocarpus lutescens.

==Species== As of March 2026, Plants of the World Online accepts 60 species: Chrysalidocarpus acuminum Chrysalidocarpus albofarinosus Chrysalidocarpus ambanjae Chrysalidocarpus ambositrae Chrysalidocarpus andrianatonga Chrysalidocarpus ankaizinensis Chrysalidocarpus ankirindro Chrysalidocarpus arenarum Chrysalidocarpus baronii Chrysalidocarpus basilongus Chrysalidocarpus bejofo Chrysalidocarpus blackii Chrysalidocarpus burtscherorum Chrysalidocarpus cabadae Chrysalidocarpus canaliculatus Chrysalidocarpus canescens Chrysalidocarpus carlsmithii Chrysalidocarpus ceraceus Chrysalidocarpus decaryi Chrysalidocarpus decipiens Chrysalidocarpus gracilis Chrysalidocarpus hankona Chrysalidocarpus heteromorphus Chrysalidocarpus hovomantsina Chrysalidocarpus humblotianus Chrysalidocarpus ifanadianae Chrysalidocarpus lanceolatus Chrysalidocarpus lastellianus Chrysalidocarpus leptocheilos Chrysalidocarpus leucomallus Chrysalidocarpus ligulatus Chrysalidocarpus loucoubensis Chrysalidocarpus lutescens Chrysalidocarpus madagascariensis Chrysalidocarpus malcomberi Chrysalidocarpus mananjarensis Chrysalidocarpus mijoroanus Chrysalidocarpus nauseosus Chrysalidocarpus onilahensis Chrysalidocarpus oropedionis Chrysalidocarpus ovobontsira Chrysalidocarpus ovojavavy Chrysalidocarpus paucifolius Chrysalidocarpus pembanus Chrysalidocarpus pilulifer Chrysalidocarpus plumosus Chrysalidocarpus prestonianus Chrysalidocarpus psammophilus Chrysalidocarpus pumilus Chrysalidocarpus rabepierrei Chrysalidocarpus robustus Chrysalidocarpus rufescens Chrysalidocarpus saintelucei Chrysalidocarpus sanctaemariae Chrysalidocarpus serpentinus Chrysalidocarpus tanalensis Chrysalidocarpus titan Chrysalidocarpus tokoravina Chrysalidocarpus tsaratananensis Chrysalidocarpus tsaravoasira