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Collector Dransfield, J.
Number JD6456
Collected with A.N. Henderson& M. Staniforth
Country Madagascar
Subpart Maroanstetra
County  
Locality Andranofotsy River, Sahavary, hills east of village. Very steep hillslope, primary forest
Coordinates    
Minimum elevation (m) 200
Maximum elevation (m) 200
Start date 1988/02/11
End date 1988/02/11
Family Arecaceae
Identification Dypsis forficifolia Noronha ex Mart.
Determined by W. Eiserhardt
Identification qualifier  
Field notes Slender palm, clustering, to 4m tall; stem green, ca . 10mm diam., internodes 2cm, dark green by the nodes, pale green between the nodes; crownshaft 25cm, green with chocolate-coloured scales. Leaves 7 in the crown, with 3-4 pairs of broad or narrow sigmoid leaflets- with twisted tips. Inflorescence pendulous, cherry red, hairy, with cherry-red fruit.

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