Dypsis ligulata

Species of plant in the family Arecaceae

Dypsis ligulata

Conservation status

Data Deficient (IUCN 3.1)[1]

Scientific classification
Kingdom:  | Plantae
Clade:  | Tracheophytes
Clade:  | Angiosperms
Clade:  | Monocots
Clade:  | Commelinids
Order:  | Arecales
Family:  | Arecaceae
Genus:  | Dypsis
Species:  |

D. ligulata

Binomial name
Dypsis ligulata

(Jum.) Beentje & J.Dransf.

Synonyms[2]

Neodypsis ligulata Jum.
Neodypsis ligulatus Jum.

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

## Description[edit]

Dypsis ligulata is a single-stemmed evergreen palm growing 4 – 8 metres tall. The unbranched stem can be 15 cm or more in diameter, topped by a crown of leaves. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a food and medicine.

## Range and habitat[edit]

Dypsis ligulata is endemic to the Sambirano region of northwestern Madagascar. It is known only from a single location at the base of Mont Kalabenono, in the Ambilobe area. It grows in humid forest on sandstone substrate at 100 meters elevation.[1]

## Conservation and threats[edit]

There is insufficient data to assess the status of this species. It has not been seen in the wild since 1923 and the humid forest at Ambilobe has not been well surveyed. The plant is classified as 'Data Deficient' in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (2011).[1]

## References[edit]

1. ^ a b c Rakotoarinivo, M.; Dransfield, J. (2012). "Dypsis ligulata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012: e.T38542A2875693. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012.RLTS.T38542A2875693.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
2. ^ "Dypsis ligulata (Jum.) Beentje & J.Dransf". World Flora Online. The World Flora Online Consortium. n.d. Retrieved August 21, 2020.
3. ^ "Dypsis ligulata (Jum.) Beentje & J.Dransf". Plants of the World Online. The Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. n.d. Retrieved August 21, 2020.

Taxon identifiers

Dypsis ligulata|

* Wikidata: Q5319284
* Wikispecies: Dypsis ligulata
* APDB: 202564
* CoL: 386M3
* EoL: 1095193
* GBIF: 2735877
* iNaturalist: 363011
* IPNI: 985452-1
* IUCN: 38542
* Open Tree of Life: 3948375
* Plant List: kew-65469
* POWO: urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:985452-1
* Tropicos: 50059135
* WFO: wfo-0000947085

Neodypsis ligulatus|

* Wikidata: Q38481622
* APDB: 205020
* Tropicos: 2400142
* WFO: wfo-0001090561

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