Dypsis ambanjae

Dypsis ambanjae is a species of flowering plant in the family Arecaceae, endemic to the Madagascarian rainforests. The last specimen was collected more than 80 years ago, and it may be extinct.[4] Although originally treated under the genus Phloga in 1933, it was published under the currently accepted nomenclature in 1995.[2][3]

Dypsis ambanjae

Critically Endangered  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Arecales
Family: Arecaceae
Genus: Dypsis
Species:
D. ambanjae
Binomial name
Dypsis ambanjae
Synonyms[3]

Phloga sambiranensis Jum.

References

  1. Rakotoarinivo, M. & Dransfield, J. (2012). "Dypsis ambanjae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012: e.T38516A2870138. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012.RLTS.T38516A2870138.en.
  2. "Plant Name Details for Dypsis ambanjae". IPNI. Retrieved October 3, 2009.
  3. "Plant Name Details for Phloga sambiranensis". IPNI. Retrieved October 3, 2009.
  4. Johnson, D. (1998). "Dypsis ambanjae in IUCN 2009". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2009.1. International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources. Retrieved October 3, 2009.


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