Dypsis perrieri (Jum.) Beentje & J.Dransf.

Species

Angiosperms > Arecales > Arecaceae > Dypsis

Characteristics

A massive stocky palm. It is squat and solitary. It can be 2-8 m high. The trunk is 20-30 cm across.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention
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Mature width (meter) 0.2 - 0.3
Mature height (meter) 6.0 - 8.0
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Environment

An understorey plant in submontane or occasionally montane forest , growing mainly on midslopes where the undergrowth is sparse and the canopy is more or less open; at elevations from 100-1,400 metres. Moist slopes and valley bottoms.
More
A tropical plant. It grows in valley bottoms between 150-800 m altitude in Madagascar.
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Usage

Uses food gene source material medicinal
Edible leaves shoots
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Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings.
Mode seedlings
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Distribution

Dypsis perrieri world distribution map, present in Madagascar

Conservation status

Dypsis perrieri threat status: Vulnerable

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:985424-1
WFO ID wfo-0000947125
COL ID 386NB
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Antongilia perrieri Chrysalidocarpus ruber Dypsis perrieri Chrysalidocarpus auriculatus