Dypsis singularis

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Dypsis singularis
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Arecales
Family: Arecaceae
Genus: Dypsis
Species:
D. singularis
Binomial name
Dypsis singularis

Dypsis singularis is a species of flowering plant in the Palm Family (Arecaceae or Palmae). [2] It is found only on the island of Madagascar. It is threatened by habitat loss. It is remarkable for its height to width ratio; the greatest of any tree. It is up to 19ft 8in (six meters) tall while being only 2/5ths of a inch (one cm) in diameter, [3] a length/width ratio of 600 fold. It is a fairly recent discovery, being unknown to botanists prior to 1995. [4]

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References

  1. Rakotoarinivo, M.; Dransfield, J. (2012). "Dypsis singularis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2012: e.T38565A2879755. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012.RLTS.T38565A2879755.en . Retrieved 15 November 2021.
  2. "Dypsis singularis Beentje". Plants of the World Online. The Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. n.d. Retrieved August 20, 2020.
  3. Dransfield, John; Beentje, Henk (1995). Palms of Madagascar. Kew, England: Royal Botanic Garden and Intl. Palm Society. pp. 242 plus photo page 243.
  4. Dransfield and Beentje loc.cit.