Dypsis mananjarensis

Botanical Description

Dypsis mananjarensis is a single-stemmed evergreen feather palm growing from 6 - 25 metres tall. The unbranched stem can be up to 30cm in diameter, topped by a crown of 6 - 10 leaves each up to 350cm long[ 299 Title Protabase - Plant Resources of Tropical Africa. Publication Author Website http://www.prota.org Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An excellent on-line database with detailed information on over 3,200 species of useful plants of Africa. ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for its various uses, including as a food, medicine and source of wood and fibre. In a young stage the palm can be used as an ornamental for in-house decoration; older plants are attractive in gardens and parks[ 299 Title Protabase - Plant Resources of Tropical Africa. Publication Author Website http://www.prota.org Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An excellent on-line database with detailed information on over 3,200 species of useful plants of Africa. ]. Threats to this species include habitat loss due to logging and clearance for agriculture; the increased frequency of fires; plus the exploitation of the species for its wood, edible apical bud and seeds. The plant is classified as 'Near Threatened' 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. ].