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.

Distribution

Distribution from Plants of the World Online (POWO). View the accepted name on POWO

Occurrences

No collection number

January 25, 2006

Location

Madagascar (Tsimbazaza Zoological and Botanical Park)

Location Remarks

Rue Kasanga Fernand, Ambohidahy section of Antananarivo.

Collectors

No collectors specified

No collection number

December 14, 2003

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

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Liliopsida

Order

Arecales

Family

Arecaceae

Genus

Dypsis

Specific Epithet

lutescens

Authorship

(H.Wendl.) Beentje & J.Dransf.

Taxonomic Opinions

GBIF WFO POWO

Conservation (EDGE)

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

Near Threatened

IUCN Red List

EDGE score

0.2

Global rank

#214,357 of 335,497

Top 64%

Extinction probability

13%

Source: Flowering plants EDGE assessment →