Dypsis decaryi

Threats

Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom	Phylum	Class	Order	Family
PLANTAE	TRACHEOPHYTA	LILIOPSIDA	ARECALES	PALMAE

Red List Category & Criteria:

Vulnerable D1 ver 2.3

Year Assessed:

1998

Annotations:

Needs updating

Assessor/s:

Dransfield, J. & Beentje, H.J.

History:

1997

–

Vulnerable (Walter and Gillett 1998)

Range Description:	This species is confined to a small area of southern Madagascar. About 1,000 individuals are thought to exist in the wild. In cultivation the species is widespread and grown in a wide variety of climates.
Countries:	Native: Madagascar

Habitat and Ecology:	Dry forest or bush on stony soils.
Systems:	Terrestrial

Major Threat(s):	Fire is a major threat and nearly all the seeds are harvested for export.

Major Threat(s):

Fire is a major threat and nearly all the seeds are harvested for export.

Conservation Actions:	It is listed in CITES Appendix II.

Conservation Actions:

It is listed in CITES Appendix II.

Citation:	Dransfield, J. & Beentje, H.J. 1998. Dypsis decaryi. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 08 February 2012.
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