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Beccariophoenix madagascariensis, commonly known as the coastal beccariophoenix, is a species of flowering plant in the family Arecaceae. It is a large Coconut relative that is vulnerable in its habitat in Madagascar.

Beccariophoenix madagascariensis
Conservation status
Vulnerable  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Clade:	Commelinids
Order:	Arecales
Family:	Arecaceae
Genus:	Beccariophoenix
Species:	B. madagascariensis
Binomial name
Beccariophoenix madagascariensis Jum. & H.Perrier

Range and habitat

Beccariophoenix madagascariensis is native to Madagascar's eastern rainforests, between Tolagnaro and Mantadia.[1]

It is found in humid lowland forest and mid-elevation humid montane forest from sea level to 1,200 meters elevation. It is found in forests with a slightly open canopy, typically on poor soils derived from white sand or on podzolized ridge tops.[1]

There are only three known populations, which are severely fragmented. There are an estimated 900 mature individual trees.[1]

Similar species

Beccariophoenix fenestralis was previously considered a variety of this species. It is quite different when a seedling, in having wide, mostly unsplit leaves, whereas B. madagascariensis has fully split, very stiff upright leaves when young.

References

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Beccariophoenix madagascariensis, es una especie de planta perteneciente a la familia de las palmeras (Arecaceae).

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