Biology:Dypsis nauseosa

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Short description: Species of plant in the family Arecaceae

Dypsis nauseosa
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Arecales
Family: Arecaceae
Genus: Dypsis
Species:
D. nauseosa
Binomial name
Dypsis nauseosa
(Jum. & H.Perrier) Beentje & J.Dransf.
Synonyms[2]

Neodypsis nauseosa Jum. & H.Perrier

Dypsis nauseosa is a species of flowering plant in the family Arecaceae.[3] It is found only in Madagascar . It is threatened by habitat loss.

The species epithet comes from the bitter taste of its heart, the terminal bud itself causes severe vomiting if consumed. Its wood is used to build roofing beams, floorboards and blowguns.[4][5]

References

  1. Rakotoarinivo, M.; Dransfield, J. (2012). "Dypsis nauseosa". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2012: e.T38548A2876297. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012.RLTS.T38548A2876297.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/38548/2876297. Retrieved 15 November 2021. 
  2. "Dypsis nauseosa (Jum. & H.Perrier) Beentje & J.Dransf.". The World Flora Online Consortium. n.d.. http://www.worldfloraonline.org/taxon/wfo-0000947113. 
  3. "Dypsis nauseosa (Jum. & H.Perrier) Beentje & J.Dransf.". The Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. n.d.. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:985335-1. 
  4. Dransfield, John; Beentje, Henk; Britt, Adam; Ranarivelo, Tianjanahary; Razafitsalama, Jérémie (2006). Field guide to the palms of Madagascar. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. pp. 61-2. ISBN 9781842461570
  5. Boiteau, Pierre (1999). "Dypsis nauseosa" (in fr). Dypsis nauseosa. I. Editions Alzieu. p. 196. 

Wikidata ☰ Q1342631 entry