CR

Dypsis remotiflora

Unknown

Overview

A detailed profile for this species is sourced from the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species as assessments become available.

Dypsis remotiflora faces severe threats from ongoing deforestation and agricultural expansion across its limited range in Madagascar's eastern rainforests. The species' extremely restricted distribution makes it particularly vulnerable to habitat fragmentation, while slash-and-burn agriculture continues to reduce the remaining forest patches where this palm occurs. Climate change poses an additional threat through altered precipitation patterns that could affect the humid forest conditions this species requires.

Threat summary

Habitat

This critically endangered palm is endemic to Madagascar's eastern humid forests, occurring in lowland and mid-elevation rainforest areas. It grows in the understory of primary forest habitats that receive consistent rainfall and maintain high humidity levels year-round.

Forest - Subtropical/tropical moist lowland· majorMarine neritic· major

Conservation measures underway

Site/area protectionSpecies recovery

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Frequently asked questions

Why is Dypsis remotiflora classified as Critically Endangered?
Dypsis remotiflora is classified as Critically Endangered — facing an extremely high risk of extinction in the wild — because population sizes are very small, declining sharply, or restricted to a tiny range. Dypsis remotiflora faces severe threats from ongoing deforestation and agricultural expansion across its limited range in Madagascar's eastern rainforests. The species' extremely restricted distribution makes it particularly vulnerable to habitat fragmentation, while slash-and-burn agriculture continues to reduce the remaining forest patches where this palm occurs. Climate change poses an additional threat through altered precipitation patterns that could affect the humid forest conditions this species requires.
Where does Dypsis remotiflora live?
Dypsis remotiflora occurs in Madagascar. Country-level distribution data is sourced from the IUCN Red List and cross-referenced with GBIF occurrences.
What are the main threats to Dypsis remotiflora?
The main threats to Dypsis remotiflora are 2.1, 2.1.1, 5.3, and ai-1. The full IUCN-classified threat record for this species is detailed on the species page.

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