Dypsis carlsmithii
Dypsis carlsmithii is a species of flowering plant in the family Arecaceae, endemic to the Madagascarian rainforests. It is a rare palm, with fewer than 15 mature individuals identified from two locations in the northeast: Tampolo on the western coast of Masoala Peninsula, and Mahavelona, north of Toamasina. Its trunk grows to 6 m tall and about 40–50 cm in diameter, with mature leaves about 140 cm long by about 80 cm wide.
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Arecales |
| Family: | Arecaceae |
| Genus: | Dypsis |
| Species: | D. carlsmithii |
| Binomial name | |
| Dypsis carlsmithii J.Dransf. & Marcus | |
References
- Rakotoarinivo, M. & Dransfield, J. (2012). "Dypsis carlsmithii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012: e.T195918A2432467. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012.RLTS.T195918A2432467.en.
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