Dypsis gronophyllum Rakotoarin. & J.Dransf.

  • Filed As

    Arecaceae
    Dypsis gronophyllum Rakotoarin. & J.Dransf. ( isotype )

  • Collector(s)

    M. Rakotoarinivo RMJ350 with J. Dransfield, S. Dransfield, J. Andriatiana & Iaban'l Tantely, 03 Sep 2007

  • Location

    Madagascar. Fianarantsoa. Vondrozo. Madiorano, Anivontany, in valley just beneath the road to Ivohibe, 10 km west of Madiorano.

  • Habitat

    Swamp rich of herbaceous plants in submontane forest.

  • Description

    Slender undergrowth palm, clustering of 2 to 5 stems, 3 m 50 high, 1 cm diam., internodes 1-3 cm long, leaves pinnate, 7-12 in the crown, 9 leaflets in each side of the rachis, leaflets praemorse, inflorescence interfoliar, branched to 2 orders, rachis of inflorescence covered with red scales. Phenology of specimen: Sterile.

  • Specimen Notes

    This Isotype is on 2 sheets at NY: NY 1287891 (old infl, leaf, stem) and NY 1287892 (stem, leaf)

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 1287892

    Occurrence ID: 8c1854e3-fe7a-4f44-8096-2a3c4390bbd9

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  • Region

    Africa

  • Country

    Madagascar

  • Locality

    Fianarantsoa. Vondrozo. Madiorano, Anivontany, in valley just beneath the road to Ivohibe, 10 km west of Madiorano

  • Elevation

    Alt. 656 m. (2152 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    -22.8269, 47.1283

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