Dypsis pembana, also known as mpapindi or mpopo wa mwitu,[3] is a species of plant in the family Arecaceae that is endemic to Tanzania.

[citation needed] D. pembana is known only from two locations on Pemba Island, Tanzania, where it grows in moist evergreen lowland and littoral forests at up to 50 m (160 ft) above sea level.

The branched inflorescence is borne on a peduncle measuring approximately 60 cm (24 in) long which may lengthen by up to 40% when fruiting.

[3] D. pembana is listed as vulnerable by the International Union for the Conservation of Nature under criterion D2, based on its restricted area of occupancy and small population.

It may be threatened by the expansion of tourist infrastructure on Pemba, however, the main subpopulation is located within a protected area, Ngezi Forest Reserve.