Dypsis prestoniana

Botanical Description

Dypsis prestoniana is a solitary-stemmed, evergreen palm tree growing up to 12 metres tall. The unbranched stem is topped by a crown of large leaves[ 314 Title Palm and Cycad Societies of Australia. Publication Author Website http://www.pacsoa.org.au/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Contains at least a little information on the majority of palm and cycad species, plus a wealth of photographs. A first class website. ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a food and medicine. It is sometimes grown as an ornamental, especially in specialist collections[ 314 Title Palm and Cycad Societies of Australia. Publication Author Website http://www.pacsoa.org.au/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Contains at least a little information on the majority of palm and cycad species, plus a wealth of photographs. A first class website. ]. This species has a relatively large population, there are estimated to be about 800 individuals, but this is decreasing. Threats to this species include habitat loss through clearance for shifting agriculture and logging, mining and felling of the tree for its edible heart. The plant is classified as 'Vulnerable' in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species(2011)[ 338 Title IUCN Red List of Threatened Species Publication Author Website http://www.iucnredlist.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description A list of plants under threat and facing possible extinction, usually with brief details of the threats and information on habitat. ].