Dypsis perrieri

Botanical Description

Dypsis perrieri is a single-stemmed, stocky evergreen palm growing up to 8 metres tall. The unbranched stem can be 20cm or more in diameter, topped bu a crown of erect leaves that can be 4 metres or more long[ 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. , 455 Title Flore de Madagascar et des Comores Publication Author Humbert H. Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/ Publisher Museum National D'Histoire Naturelle; Paris Year 1946 - 1984 ISBN Description Written in French, an excellent flora of the area though it has not been completed. Available for download from the Internet. ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a food and medicine. The plant is sometimes grown as an ornamental, especially in specialist collections[ 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. ]. This species is not common, the whole population is estimated to comprise 300 individuals and is decreasing. The main threat to this species is habitat loss through clearance for shifting agriculture and logging. Trees are also occasionally felled for the edible palm heart.The plant is classified as 'Vulnerable' 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. ].