Dypsis mcdonaldiana

Taxonomy

Assessment Information

Geographic Range

Population

Habitat and Ecology

Threats

Conservation Actions

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom	Phylum	Class	Order	Family
PLANTAE	TRACHEOPHYTA	LILIOPSIDA	ARECALES	PALMAE

Scientific Name:	Dypsis mcdonaldiana
Species Authority:	Beentje

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria:

Endangered B1ab(iii)+2ab(iii) ver 3.1

Year Published:

2012

Assessor/s:

Rakotoarinivo, M. & Dransfield, J.

Reviewer/s:

Baker, W.J. & Beentje, H.J.

Contributor/s:

Justification:
Known from three widely separated localities (= threat-defined locations) with an extent of occurrence of 3,865 km² and an area of occupancy of 48-499 km². There is continuing decline in the extent and quality of the habitat and hence the species qualifies for listing as Endangered. The status of this species has deteriorated since it was last listed in 2008.

History:

1998	–	Vulnerable
1997	–	Vulnerable (Walter and Gillett 1998)

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description:	Endemic to southeast Madagascar, between Andohahela and Vondrozo.
Countries:	Native: Madagascar
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Population [top]

Population:	Although the population size and trends are unknown, it is thought to be a rare palm.
Population Trend:	Unknown

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology:	Grows in rainforest, on midslopes or valley bottoms, between 300 and 1,200 m elevation
Systems:	Terrestrial

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s):	Threats to this species include loss of habitat due to logging and clearance for shifting agriculture. Ilmenite mining is also a threat to the habitat.

Major Threat(s):

Threats to this species include loss of habitat due to logging and clearance for shifting agriculture. Ilmenite mining is also a threat to the habitat.

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions:	Protected in Andohahela.

Conservation Actions:

Protected in Andohahela.

Citation:	Rakotoarinivo, M. & Dransfield, J. 2012. Dypsis mcdonaldiana. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 25 May 2013.
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