Dypsis hovomantsina

Botanical Description

Dypsis hovomantsina is a single-stemmed evergreen palm growing up to 10 metres tall. The unbranched stem is topped by a crown of long, dark grey/green, plumose leaves[ 314 Title Palm and Cycad Societies of Australia. Publication Author Website http://www.pacsoa.org.au/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Contains at least a little information on the majority of palm and cycad species, plus a wealth of photographs. A first class website. ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a food and medicine. An attractive palm, which has a waxy silver/white crown with reddish fur at the top, it is grown as an ornamental.[ 314 Title Palm and Cycad Societies of Australia. Publication Author Website http://www.pacsoa.org.au/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Contains at least a little information on the majority of palm and cycad species, plus a wealth of photographs. A first class website. ]. Individuals are few; the whole population in the wild is estimated as fewer than 100 mature individuals. The species is threatened by deforestation from logging and expanding shifting agriculture and is cut down for its edible heart. Seeds are also harvested for the horticultural trade. The plant is classified as 'Critically Endangered' 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. ].