Dypsis brevicaulis
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Overview
A detailed profile for this species is sourced from the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species as assessments become available.
Dypsis brevicaulis faces severe threats from ongoing deforestation and agricultural expansion in Madagascar's remaining lowland rainforests. The species' extremely restricted range makes it particularly vulnerable to habitat fragmentation, while collection pressure for the horticultural trade poses an additional risk to wild populations. Climate change threatens to alter the specific microclimatic conditions this palm requires in its limited forest habitat.
Habitat
This critically endangered palm is endemic to the lowland rainforests of eastern Madagascar, where it grows in the understory of primary forest at elevations below 800 meters. The species requires the humid, shaded conditions of intact forest canopy and is particularly associated with well-drained soils on slopes and ridges.
