Chrysalidocarpus decipiens

Chrysalidocarpus decipiens
Conservation status
Vulnerable  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
CITES Appendix I  [2]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Clade:	Commelinids
Order:	Arecales
Family:	Arecaceae
Genus:	Chrysalidocarpus
Species:	C. decipiens
Binomial name
Chrysalidocarpus decipiens Becc.
Synonyms
Dypsis decipiens(Becc.) Beentje & J.Dransf. Macrophloga decipiens(Becc.) Becc.

Chrysalidocarpus decipiens, synonym Dypsis decipiens or the Manambe palm, is a species of flowering plant in the palm family (Arecaceae). ^[3] It is found only in the central highlands of Madagascar, between Fianarantsoa and Andilamena at 1,200 to 1,700 meters elevation. The species is threatened by habitat loss, increasing frequency of fires, and over-exploitation of its seeds for the horticultural trade. ^[1] It may produce twin trunks like the letter "V", each trunk being up to 20 metres (66 ft) height and up to 70 cm (28 in) diameter at breast height. ^[4] There can also be three trunks, or a single trunk.

References

1. Rakotoarinivo, M.; Dransfield, J. (2012). "Dypsis decipiens". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2012 e.T38532A2873559. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012.RLTS.T38532A2873559.en . Retrieved 16 November 2021.
2. "Appendices | CITES". cites.org. Retrieved 2022-01-14.
3. "Dypsis decipiens (Becc.) Beentje & J.Dransf". Plants of the World Online. The Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. n.d. Retrieved 21 August 2020.
4. Dransfield, John; Beentje, Henk (1995). Palms of Madagascar. <not recorded>: International Palm Society. pp. 190–191.