Biology:Dypsis interrupta

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Short description: Species of palm

Dypsis interrupta
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Arecales
Family: Arecaceae
Genus: Dypsis
Species:
D. interrupta
Binomial name
Dypsis interrupta
J.Dransf.

Dypsis interrupta is a species of flowering plant in the family Arecaceae. It is a palm native to southeastern Madagascar, where it grows in the lowland rain forest understory from 50 to 200 meters elevation. It is known from two sites at Ifanadiana and Manombo, with an estimated population of fewer than 40 individuals. The species is threatened by habitat loss, and the IUCN Red List assesses it as critically endangered.[1]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q5234295 entry