Dypsis tsaravoasira Beentje

Species

Angiosperms > Arecales > Arecaceae > Dypsis

Characteristics

A solitary palm. The trunk is 10-25 m tall. It is 40 cm across. It is smooth and straight. The younger pats are green. There are rings of lighter coloured leaf base scars. The crown-shaft is 1.3-1.6 m tall. It is yellowish green. The leaves are 3.1 m long and erect. They arch over. The leaflets are 1.3 m long and stiff.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support free-standing
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Mature width (meter) 0.4
Mature height (meter) 20.0
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Environment

Lowland rainforest; found in a range of habitat but most frequent on midslopes, at elevations from 40-1,200 metres. Steep upper slopes, and ridgetops in rainforest.
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A tropical plant. It grows between 275-1050 m altitude in Madagascar. It grows in rainforest. It suits humid locations.
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Usage

Uses food gene source medicinal
Edible leaves shoots
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Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings.
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Distribution

Dypsis tsaravoasira world distribution map, present in Madagascar

Conservation status

Dypsis tsaravoasira threat status: Vulnerable

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:985334-1
WFO ID wfo-0000947166
COL ID 386PR
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Synonyms

Dypsis tsaravoasira