Biology:Dypsis decipiens

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Short description: Species of plant in the family Arecaceae

Dypsis decipiens
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CITES Appendix I (CITES)[2]
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Arecales
Family: Arecaceae
Genus: Dypsis
Species:
D. decipiens
Binomial name
Dypsis decipiens
(Becc.) Beentje & J.Dransf.
Synonyms

Chrysalidocarpus decipiens Becc.
Macrophloga decipiens (Becc.) Becc.

Dypsis decipiens, the Manambe palm, is a species of flowering plant in the Palm family (Arecaceae).[3] It is found only in the central highlands of Madagascar , between Fianarantsoa and Andilamena at 1,200 to 1,700 meters elevation. The species is threatened by habitat loss, increasing frequency of fires, and over-exploitation of its seeds for the horticultural trade.[1] Its most unique characteristic is that it commonly produces twin trunks like the letter "V", each trunk being up to 65 feet (20 meters) in height and up to 28 inches (70 centimeters) DBH (diameter at breast height).[4] There can also be three trunks, or a single trunk.

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Rakotoarinivo, M.; Dransfield, J. (2012). "Dypsis decipiens". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2012: e.T38532A2873559. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012.RLTS.T38532A2873559.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/38532/2873559. Retrieved 16 November 2021. 
  2. "Appendices | CITES". https://cites.org/eng/app/appendices.php. 
  3. "Dypsis decipiens (Becc.) Beentje & J.Dransf.". The Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. n.d.. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:985351-1. 
  4. Dransfield, John; Beentje, Henk (1995). Palms of Madagascar. <not recorded>: International Palm Society. pp. 190–191. 

Wikidata ☰ Q5319279 entry