Chrysalidocarpus (Greek for golden fruit). Palmaceae, tribe Areceae. Spineless stoloniferous fan palms, with medium fasciculate ringed stems.
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Leaves pinnatisect, long-acuminate; segms. about 100, bifid at the apex, the lateral nerves remote from the midrib: fr. usually violet or almost black.—Species 1, which is a popular florist's plant. Madagascar. Treated as a part of Hyophorbe by Engler and Prantl, but here kept distinct, as it is commonly known as Chrysalidocarpus by cultivators.