Endemic to Madagascar; introduced into Andaman Is., Assam, Bangladesh, Comoros, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Haiti, Jamaica, Leeward Is., Puerto Rico, Réunion, Trinidad-Tobago, Venezuelan Antilles (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 2 occurrences across 2 countries.
Location
Madagascar (Tsimbazaza Zoological and Botanical Park)
Location Remarks
Rue Kasanga Fernand, Ambohidahy section of Antananarivo.
Collectors
No collectors specified
Location
Ghana, Eastern, Akuapim (Aburi, Aburi Botanic Gardens)
5.8512, -0.17296
Location Remarks
Aburi village, 30 km north of Accra
Collectors
No collectors specified
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Order
Arecales
Family
Arecaceae
Genus
Dypsis
Specific Epithet
lutescens
Authorship
(H.Wendl.) Beentje & J.Dransf.
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Lower
ED 1.4
Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.
Threat status
IUCN Red List
EDGE score
0.2
Global rank
#214,357 of 335,497
Top 64%
Extinction probability
13%