Dypsis carlsmithii

Dypsis carlsmithii, commonly known as the Carl's palm, is a flowering plant species in the Arecaceae family. It is endemic to the eastern lowland rainforests of Madagascar. It is a rare palm identified with fewer than 15 mature individuals, found in two locations in the northeast: Tampolo on the western coast of Masoala Peninsula, and Mahavelona, north of Toamasina, where it grows at elevations between 20 and 100 meters.^[1] The trunk of the Carl's palm grows to 6 m in height and about 40–50 cm in diameter, with mature leaves about 140 cm long and about 80 cm wide.

Dypsis carlsmithii
Conservation status
Critically Endangered  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Clade:	Commelinids
Order:	Arecales
Family:	Arecaceae
Genus:	Dypsis
Species:	D. carlsmithii
Binomial name
Dypsis carlsmithii J.Dransf. & Marcus