Dypsis furcata J.Dransf. (1995:394)
Taxonomy & Nomenclature
Conservation Status
Extinct (Humphreys et al., 2019) or Rediscovered
Was considered Extinct in the Wild by (Dransfield & Beentje, 1995 fide Rakotoarinivo et al., 2014), but was later downlisted to Endangered (Rakotoarinivo et al., 2014) implying that it was rediscovered (in the wild?).
Distribution
Madagascar
Biology & Ecology
Hypodigm
Media
References
Original scientific description:
Dransfield, John and Beentje, Henk Jaap. (1995). The Palms of Madagascar. Royal Botanic Gardens Kew and The International Palm Society, Richmond.
Other references:
Eiserhardt, Wolf L., Bellot, Sidonie, Cowan, Robyn S., Dransfield, John, Hansen, Lars Emil S. F., Heyduk, Karolina, Rabarijaona, Romer N., Rakotoarinivo, Mijoro and Baker, William J. (2022). Phylogenomics and generic limits of Dypsidinae (Arecaceae), the largest palm radiation in Madagascar. Taxon 71(6): 1170-1195. https://doi.org/10.1002/tax.12797
Govaerts, R. and Dransfield, J. (2005). World Checklist of Palms: 1-223. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
Humphreys, Aelys M., Govaerts, Rafaël, Ficinski, Sarah Z., Lughadha, Eimear Nic and Vorontsova, Maria S. (2019). Global dataset shows geography and life form predict modern plant extinction and rediscovery. Nature Ecology & Evolution 3: 1043-1047. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41559-019-0906-2 [Supplementary Dataset 1]
Rakotoarinivo, M. and Dransfield, J. (2010). New species of Dypsis and Ravenea (Arecaceae) from Madagascar. Kew Bulletin 65: 279-303.
Rakotoarinivo, M. and Dransfield, J. (2012). Dypsis furcata. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2012: e.T195975A2438328. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012.RLTS.T195975A2438328.en. Accessed on 10 February 2024.
Rakotoarinivo, Mijoro, Dransfield, John, Bachman, Steven P., Moat, Justin and Baker, William J. (2014). Comprehensive Red List Assessment Reveals Exceptionally High Extinction Risk to Madagascar Palms. PLoS ONE 9(7): e103684. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0103684
Walter, Kerry S. and Gillett, Harriet J. (eds.). (1998). 1997 IUCN Red List of Threatened Plants. Compiled by the World Conservation Monitoring Centre. Gland, Switzerland & Cambridge, UK: IUCN – The World Conservation Union. lxiv + 862 pp.