Dypsis singularis | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Clade: | Commelinids |
Order: | Arecales |
Family: | Arecaceae |
Genus: | Dypsis |
Species: | D. singularis
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Binomial name | |
Dypsis singularis |
Dypsis singularis is a species of flowering plant in the Palm Family (Arecaceae or Palmae).[2] It is found only on the island of Madagascar. It is threatened by habitat loss. It is remarkable for its height to width ratio; the greatest of any tree. It is up to 19ft 8in (six meters) tall while being only 2/5ths of a inch (one cm) in diameter,[3] a length/width ratio of 600 fold.