Chrysalidocarpus is a valid genus of African palms, family Arecaceae, first described by Hermann Wendland in 1878.

[1] The native range of species in this genus includes the Comoros, Madagascar and Pemba Islands, but some have been naturalised elsewhere as ornamental plants.

[2] Most species previously have been placed in the genus Dypsis, including the type species Chrysalidocarpus lutescens.

Plants of the World Online currently (July 2024) includes:[2]