Chrysalidocarpus gracilis
| Chrysalidocarpus gracilis | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Embryophytes |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Arecales |
| Family: | Arecaceae |
| Genus: | Chrysalidocarpus |
| Species: | C. gracilis |
| Binomial name | |
| Chrysalidocarpus gracilis (Jum.) Eiserhardt & W.J.Baker | |
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Chrysalidocarpus gracilis is a species of flowering plant in the family Arecaceae. It is a palm native to northern and northeastern Madagascar, where it ranges from Andilamena to Tsaratanana. It grows in lowland and montane rain forests, most commonly in mossy forest with a relatively low and slightly open canopy, from 500 to 1,700 metres (1,600 to 5,600 ft) elevation. It is threatened by habitat loss.[1]
The species was first described as Neodypsis gracilis by Henri Lucien Jumelle in 1933. In 1995 Henk Jaap Beentje placed the species in genus Dypsis as D. oreophila ("mountain-loving"), since the name D. gracilis had previously been applied to another species. In 2022 Wolf L. Eiserhardt and William John Baker placed the species in genus Chrysalidocarpus as C. gracilis.[2]
References
[edit]- 1 2 Rakotoarinivo, M.; Dransfield, J. (2012). "Dypsis oreophila". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012 e.T38551A2877751. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012.RLTS.T38551A2877751.en. Retrieved 21 May 2026.
- 1 2 "Chrysalidocarpus gracilis (Jum.) Eiserhardt & W.J.Baker". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 21 May 2026.
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