Dypsis rivularis

Dypsis rivularis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Monocots
(unranked): Commelinids
Order: Arecales
Family: Arecaceae
Genus: Dypsis
Species: D. rivularis
Binomial name
Dypsis rivularis

Dypsis rivularis is a species of palm tree. It is endemic to Madagascar, where it grows in forests near rivers. It is threatened by habitat loss. There are fewer than 100 mature individuals estimated to remain.[1]

Sources[edit] Dransfield, J. & Beentje, H.J. 1998. Dypsis onilahensis. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 20 July 2007.

References

  1. 1 2 Rakotoarinivo, M. & Dransfield, J. 2012. Dypsis rivularis. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2015.2. Downloaded on 08 September 2015.


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