Dypsis pilulifera

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family
PLANTAE TRACHEOPHYTA LILIOPSIDA ARECALES PALMAE

Scientific Name: Dypsis pilulifera
Species Authority (Becc.) Beentje & J.Dransf.

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria: Vulnerable   B1+2c   ver 2.3
Year Assessed: 1998
Assessor/s Dransfield, J. & Beentje, H.J.

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description: This endemic palm of Madagascar is confined to the Sambirano region, Marojejy and Mantady.
Countries:
Native:
Madagascar

Population [top]

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology: Moist montane forest.
Systems: Terrestrial

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s): Harvesting of the palm heart continues even within Marojejy and Mantady protected areas.

Conservation Actions [top]

Citation: Dransfield, J. & Beentje, H.J. 1998. Dypsis pilulifera. In: IUCN 2008. 2008 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 23 November 2008.
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