Compound leaf
As recorded for Kuhva-Te Palm

✿Arecaceae · Dypsis

Dypsis lutescens

Kuhva-Te Palm / Bamboo Palm

Also known as Golden Cane Palm, Yellow Palm, Yellow Areca Palm

Introduced in India · Kew WCVPPalm (Cluster)outdoor

Habit: Palm (Cluster)
Found in India: Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka & more
Flowering: Throughout the year

Identify this plant with SASYA

One plant. Many familiar names.

Kuhva-Te Palm in regional languages

Find the name you know, then compare it with the botanical profile. Columns list recorded aliases; they are not paired translations. A Latin spelling appears only when it is present in the source record.

Recorded regional names for Kuhva-Te Palm
Language	Regional script	Recorded Latin spelling
Mizo	Not recorded	Kuhva-te Palm

See the original recorded names

Mizo: Kuhva-te Palm

The growing essentials

Kuhva-Te Palm at a glance

Source-linked growing guidance. Adjust care to your climate, season and growing conditions. Unrecorded values are shown explicitly.

Sunlight: As a houseplant, give bright indirect light.
Water & soil moisture: Keep moist but not soggy during the growing season.
Pot & placement: Not yet verified
Pet safety: Not known to be toxic: dogs, cats, horses

Water needs are conditional; these cards do not prescribe a fixed watering interval. Review dates belong to the individual source records.

The source-backed species sheet

Toxicity & contact hazards

What the sources report, with their scope intact. A missing rating stays unknown; a non-toxic listing doesn’t rule out irritation, injury or other hazards.

Reported toxicity

Pets: Not known to be toxic
People: No reviewed rating

ASPCA: non-toxic to dogs, cats and horses.

A little more context

Growing context & reported issues

Published observations about growing settings, size and common problems. These are context for a plant profile, rather than a diagnosis of the plant in front of you.

Growing setting

Grown as a houseplant in temperate climates; outdoors only in frost-free zones.

Reported pests & problems

Susceptible to scale, whiteflies and spider mites.

Ecology & growing context

Native status · Kew WCVP: WCVP records it as introduced in Andaman Is., Assam Kew dataset ↗︎
Kew WCVP dataset; listed synonym of Chrysalidocarpus lutescens. Dataset matching is separate from an individual regional review. Recorded worldwide native range: E. Madagascar.
Recorded habitat: Planted in botanical gardens
Explore nearby plants: Maharashtra →Tamil Nadu →Karnataka →

Occurrence records show where a plant has been recorded; they do not establish that it is native there. Compare local habitat and growing conditions when choosing plants for a garden.

How to identify Kuhva-Te Palm

Identify Kuhva-Te Palm by combining habit, leaf characters, flower or fruit details, location, and its family pattern. Do not rely on one feature alone.

Look for a palm (cluster) habit.
Check the distinctive field mark: Clustering multi-stemmed yellow-green canes.
Confirm leaf arrangement: Opposite.
Confirm leaf type: Pinnately compound.
Confirm flower colour: Yellow.
Confirm flower arrangement: Panicle.
In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: Throughout the year.

Plant Details

Scientific name: Dypsis lutescens
Genus: Dypsis
Family: Arecaceae
Habit: Palm (Cluster)
Habitat: Planted in botanical gardens
Habitat type: Cultivated
Native to: Madagascar
Distribution: Cultivated in Other Tropics
Found in India: Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, West Bengal, Telangana, Gujarat, Assam, Goa, Uttar Pradesh, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Delhi, Odisha, Uttarakhand, Bihar, Mizoram, Rajasthan
Flowering & fruiting: Throughout the year
Conservation status: Not Evaluated (NE)

Leaf characters

Leaf arrangement: OppositerecordedTwo leaves arise from the stem at the same point, facing each other.“Leaflet arrangement is opposite and their shape is linear to lanceolate.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
Leaf type: Pinnately compoundrecordedLeaflets are arranged in rows along a central stalk, like a feather.“The leaves are upward-arching, 2–3 m (6 ft 7 in – 9 ft 10 in) long, and pinnate, with a yellow midrib.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
Leaf shape: LanceolaterecordedLong and narrow, tapering to a point, like a lance head.“Leaflet arrangement is opposite and their shape is linear to lanceolate.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0

Typical of the family

Margin: Entire
Venation: Parallel

Characters marked “recorded” are for Kuhva-Te Palm itself; the rest are typical of the Arecaceae family.

Flower & fruit characters

Flower colour: Yellowrecorded“It bears 2-ft-long panicles of yellow flowers in summer.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
Flower arrangement: PaniclerecordedA branching cluster of clusters.“It bears 2-ft-long panicles of yellow flowers in summer.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0

Typical of the family

Flower symmetry: Actinomorphic (radially symmetrical)
Inflorescence: Panicle
Fruit: Drupe

Characters marked “recorded” are for Kuhva-Te Palm itself; the rest are typical of the Arecaceae family — flowering plants only.

About Kuhva-Te Palm

Bamboo Palm (Dypsis lutescens) is a clustering palm in the Arecaceae family. In India it has been recorded in Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka and 15 other states. It is planted in botanical gardens. It flowers and fruits through much of the year.

Uses

In practice it is long used in traditional medicine, planted as an ornamental and stripped for fibre used in rope and matting. Those medicinal uses are traditional attributions, not medical advice.