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<bibref>Becc., Palme del Madagascar 5 (1912)</bibref>	

<bibref>Jum. &amp; H Perrier, Fl Madagascar 30: 124 (1945)</bibref>	

<type>Central Madagascar; Baron; 2880 (lectotype) and 4560 (syntype)</type>

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<div type="introduction"><p>This is one of the commonest and most widespread of all Madagascar palms, occurring from sea level up to nearly 1500 m. It is a very attractive single-stemmed species with a slender trunk and leaves with strongly grouped leaflets. In fact it appears uncannily like D. pinnatifrons, and, without staminate flowers and/or fruit it is impossible to tell them apart. The two species can also grow in the same habitat and area, to add to the confusion, but generally, the present species is the smaller and more slender of the two. Young seedlings, however, seem to be easily identified (see notes under D. pinnatifrons). The exposed forms of D. nodifera with very narrow leaflets can be strikingly beautiful. D. nodifera is undoubtedly in cultivation, where it will be impossible to distinguish from D. pinnatifrons until it flowers.</p></div>