Dypsis decipiens

Dypsis decipiens
Conservation status
	; Vulnerable (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Monocots
(unranked):	Commelinids
Order:	Arecales
Family:	Arecaceae
Genus:	Dypsis
Species:	D. decipiens
Binomial name
	Dypsis decipiens; (Becc.) Beentje & J.Dransf.

The Manambe palm (Dypsis decipiens) is a species of flowering plant in the family Arecaceae. It is found only in the central highlands of Madagascar, between Fianarantsoa and Andilamena. The species is threatened by habitat loss, increasing frequency of fires, and over-exploitation of its seeds for the horticultural trade.^[1]

References

^ Rakotoarinivo, M. & Dransfield, J. 2012. Dypsis decipiens. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2015.2. Downloaded on 08 September 2015.

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[iucn-1] Rakotoarinivo, M. & Dransfield, J. 2012. Dypsis decipiens. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2015.2. Downloaded on 08 September 2015.

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