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Dypsis brevicaulis is a species of flowering plant in the Arecaceae family. It is a dwarf palm found on only three sites in Madagascar, with fewer than fifty plants ever found in the wild. The plant is part of the IUCN Sampled Red List Index for Plants, a study of representative species from all over the world which is studying extinction trends for plants.
Dypsis brevicaulis is native to the far southeast of Madagascar, in coastal evergreen forests north of Manantenina and Manafiafy/Sainte-Luce between 100 and 700 m (330 and 2,300 ft) elevation, growing in white sand or laterite. It is found in only three locations, with fewer than fifty plants ever found in the wild. Its native habitat is threatened by deforestation for cultivation by local villagers, and by plans for mining Ilmenite in the region.
Chrysalidocarpus baronii · Chrysalidocarpus canescens · Chrysalidocarpus lanceolatus · Chrysalidocarpus madagascariensis · Chrysalidocarpus mananjarensis · Chrysalidocarpus onilahensis · Chrysalidocarpus pembanus · Chrysalidocarpus piluliferus · Butterfly Palm · Vonitra antanambensis · Chrysalidocarpus arenarum · Dypsis beentjei
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Dypsis brevicaulis by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
