Arecaceae FAMILY Data Deficient

Dypsis ligulata

Edibility

2/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Dypsis ligulata is a single-stemmed evergreen palm growing 4 - 8 metres tall. The unbranched stem can be 15cm 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. 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)[ 338 Title IUCN Red List of Threatened Species Publication Author Website http://www.iucnredlist.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description A list of plants under threat and facing possible extinction, usually with brief details of the threats and information on habitat. ].

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeAfrica - northwestern Madagascar.

HabitatPresumably occurs in humid forest on sandstone in the Sambirano region, at elevations around 100 metres[ 338 Title IUCN Red List of Threatened Species Publication Author Website http://www.iucnredlist.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description A list of plants under threat and facing possible extinction, usually with brief details of the threats and information on habitat. ].