Dypsis nossibensis
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Dypsis nossibensis is a species of flowering plant
in the Arecaceae
family. It is found only in the Lokobe Forest in north-west Madagascar
and is threatened by habitat loss. Fewer than 25 trees have been counted.
Flowering plant
The flowering plants , also known as Angiospermae or Magnoliophyta, are the most diverse group of land plants. Angiosperms are seed-producing plants like the gymnosperms and can be distinguished from the gymnosperms by a series of synapomorphies...
in the Arecaceae
Arecaceae
Arecaceae or Palmae , are a family of flowering plants, the only family in the monocot order Arecales. There are roughly 202 currently known genera with around 2600 species, most of which are restricted to tropical, subtropical, and warm temperate climates...
family. It is found only in the Lokobe Forest in north-west Madagascar
Madagascar
The Republic of Madagascar is an island country located in the Indian Ocean off the southeastern coast of Africa...
and is threatened by habitat loss. Fewer than 25 trees have been counted.
Source
- Dransfield, J. & Beentje, H.J. 1998. Dypsis nossibensis. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 20 July 2007.