Dypsis intermedia
Overview
A detailed profile for this species is sourced from the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species as assessments become available.
Dypsis intermedia faces severe population decline primarily due to extensive deforestation and agricultural conversion of Madagascar's remaining lowland rainforests. The species' extremely restricted range makes it particularly vulnerable to habitat fragmentation, while collection pressure for the international palm trade has further reduced wild populations. Climate change poses an additional threat through altered precipitation patterns affecting the humid forest conditions this palm requires.
Habitat
This critically endangered palm is endemic to the humid lowland rainforests of eastern Madagascar, typically occurring in understory positions within primary forest at elevations below 800 meters. The species requires consistently moist, well-drained soils and the filtered light conditions found beneath the forest canopy.
Conservation measures underway
Other threatened species in ARECACEAE
Threatened in Madagascar
Frequently asked questions
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