Dypsis basilonga

Dypsis basilonga is a species of palm tree. It is endemic to Madagascar. It grows in humid, mossy habitat on mountains. It is threatened by overharvesting.[1]

Dypsis basilonga

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. basilonga
Binomial name
Dypsis basilonga

References

  1. Rakotoarinivo, M. & Dransfield, J. 2012. Dypsis basilonga. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2015.2. Downloaded on 08 September 2015.


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