Chrysalidocarpus ifanadianae
| Chrysalidocarpus ifanadianae | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Arecales |
| Family: | Arecaceae |
| Genus: | Chrysalidocarpus |
| Species: | C. ifanadianae
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| Binomial name | |
| Chrysalidocarpus ifanadianae (Beentje) Eiserhardt & W.J.Baker
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| Synonyms[2] | |
|
Dypsis ifanadianae Beentje | |
Chrysalidocarpus ifanadianae is a species of flowering plant in the family Arecaceae.[3] It is a palm endemic to Madagascar. It is native to the area around Ifanadiana in eastern Madagascar, where it grows in lowland rain forest, generally on steep slopes between 200 and 500 meters elevation.[1]
It is threatened by habitat loss. Fewer than 50 individuals are known, and the IUCN Red List assesses the species as Critically Endangered.[1]
The species was first described as Dypsis ifanadianae by Henk Jaap Beentje in 1995. In 2022 Wolf L. Eiserhardt and William John Baker placed the species in genus Chrysalidocarpus as C. ifanadianae.[2]
References
- ^ a b c Rakotoarinivo, M.; Dransfield, J. (2012). "Dypsis ifanadianae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012 e.T38538A2874169. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012.RLTS.T38538A2874169.en. Retrieved 12 March 2026.
- ^ a b "Chrysalidocarpus ifanadianae (Beentje) Eiserhardt & W.J.Baker". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 12 March 2026.
- ^ "Dypsis ifanadianae Beentje". Plants of the World Online. The Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. n.d. Retrieved August 20, 2020.