''Dypsis ampasindavae'' is a species of
palm tree
The Arecaceae is a family of perennial flowering plants in the monocot order Arecales. Their growth form can be climbers, shrubs, tree-like and stemless plants, all commonly known as palms. Those having a tree-like form are called palm trees ...
. It is
endemic
Endemism is the state of a species being found in a single defined geographic location, such as an island, state, nation, country or other defined zone; organisms that are indigenous to a place are not endemic to it if they are also found elsew ...
to
Madagascar
Madagascar (; mg, Madagasikara, ), officially the Republic of Madagascar ( mg, Repoblikan'i Madagasikara, links=no, ; french: République de Madagascar), is an island country in the Indian Ocean, approximately off the coast of East Africa ...
. It is native to the
Sambirano region of northwestern Madagascar, where it is found in
subhumid lowland forest from sea level to 300 meters elevation. It is known from only two locations, and there are fewer than 30 mature individuals between them.
References
ampasindavae
Endemic flora of Madagascar
Flora of the Madagascar subhumid forests
Taxonomy articles created by Polbot
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