Monday, November 9, 2009

Areca Palm Tree

An Areca palm, sometimes referrred as Butterfly Palm, Golden Cane Palm. The scientific name is the Dypsis lutescens, sometimes identified as Chrysalidocarpus lutescens. Recently this palm has become very popular as a landscaping plant and an indoor palm tree.
It is a shrub-like plant. Chrysalidocarpus lutescens has feather type leaves that fan out from several trunks.The Areca palm tree is rates among the top houseplants for removing indoor air toxins.It is highly adaptable plant to both indoor and outdoor environments.