Dypsis ankaizinensis
(Jum.) Beentje & J.Dransf.
Arecaceae
Chrysalidocarpus ankaizinensis Jum.
Neodypsis lobata Jum.
Common Name:
General Information
Dypsis ankaizinensis is a robust-growing, solitary-stemmed evergreen palm[
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- Palm and Cycad Societies of Australia.
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- http://www.pacsoa.org.au/
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- Contains at least a little information on the majority of palm and cycad species, plus a wealth of photographs. A first class website.
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The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a food and medicine.
This species has not been recorded from the wild since 1924 - however, the the range of this species has been poorly explored botanically and a detailed search in the area is likely to find specimens. Threats to it are unknown, but over-exploitation for the palm heart may be a problem if the population is very small. The plant is classified as 'Data Deficient' in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species(2011)[
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- IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
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Known Hazards
None known
Botanical References
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- Flore de Madagascar et des Comores
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- Humbert H.
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- http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/
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- Museum National D'Histoire Naturelle; Paris
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- 1946 - 1984
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- Written in French, an excellent flora of the area though it has not been completed. Available for download from the Internet.
Range
Africa - northern Madagascar.
Habitat
Humid montane forest, growing on the summit part of the Tsaratanana mountains at elevations between 1,700 - 2,400 metres[
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- IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
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Properties
| Conservation Status | Data Deficient |
| Edibility Rating |  |
| Medicinal Rating |  |
| Habit | Evergreen Tree |
| Height | 0.00 m |
| Cultivation Status | Wild |
Cultivation Details
Not known
Edible Uses
Leaves - cooked[
]. The apical bud, known as a 'palm heart', is eaten as a vegetable[
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- IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
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- http://www.iucnredlist.org/
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- A list of plants under threat and facing possible extinction, usually with brief details of the threats and information on habitat.
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]. A slightly bitter flavour[
]. Eating this bud leads to the death of the plant because it is unable to make side-shoots[
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- Plants for a Future
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- Ken Fern
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- Notes from observations, tasting etc at Plants For A Future and on field trips.
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Medicinal
The plant (parts not specified but probably the bark and/or the fruits) is used in the treatment of headaches, jaundice and hepatitis; and also as an aid to lactation[
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- Assessing Ethnobotanical Knowledge and Resources, Lokaro Reserve, SE Madagascar
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- Lehman A.D.
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- 2009
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- A thesis, in PDF format, by Ashley Davis Lehman of the University of Montana, Missoula, MT.
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Other Uses
None known
Propagation
Seed -
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