Dypsis brevicaulis | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Clade: | Commelinids |
Order: | Arecales |
Family: | Arecaceae |
Genus: | Dypsis |
Species: | D. brevicaulis
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Binomial name | |
Dypsis brevicaulis | |
Synonyms | |
Neophloga brevicaulis (basionym) |
Dypsis brevicaulis is a species of flowering plant in the Arecaceae family.[2] It is a dwarf palm found on only three sites in Madagascar, with fewer than fifty plants ever found in the wild. The plant is part of the IUCN Sampled Red List Index for Plants, a study of representative species from all over the world which is studying extinction trends for plants.