Field Guide to the Palms of Madagascar
Orania trispatha (J.Dransf. & N.W.Uhl) Beentje & J.Dransf. from Madagascar. This species is known only from three sites, all of which are under threat of destruction, with very low population numbers.
This project aims to produce a user-friendly identification guide in both English and Malagasy languages, dealing with the 175 known Madagascan palms. Most of these are endemic to Madagascar, and many of them are either Vulnerable or Endangered. The project began in 2005 the guide was published in December 2006. The RBG Kew Madagascar Office is currently distributing copies to National Parks and botanical and conservation organisations around Madagascar. A user-friendly and illustrated key will be provided, while the main part of the guide will consist of individual species treatments with simple maps, colour photographs and some symbolic line drawings to indicate leaf, inflorescence and fruit types.
Project Team
Project Leader: Beentje, Henk
Herbarium
Henk Beentje, Adam Britt, John Dransfield, Tianjanahary Randriamboavonjy
Project Partners and Collaborators
Madagascar
Missouri Botanical Garden
Funders
International
World Bank