Hyophorbe is a genus of five known species of flowering plants in the family Arecaceae, native to the Mascarene Islands in the Indian Ocean. All five species can attain heights of over 6 meters, and two of the species develop swollen trunks that have made them popular as ornamentals,World Checklist of Selected Plant Families: HyophorbeGovaerts, R. & Dransfield, J. (2005). World Checklist of Palms: 1–223. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. but all of them are endangered in the wild.
It contains the following species: Image Scientific name Distribution Hyophorbe amaricaulis Mart. Mauritius, 1 individual leftHyophorbe indica Gaertn. (palmiste poison) RéunionHyophorbe lagenicaulis (L.H.Bailey) H.E.Moore (bottle palm) Île RondeHyophorbe vaughanii L.H.Bailey MauritiusHyophorbe verschaffeltii H.Wendl. (palmiste marron) Rodrigues Island
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Source:C.Lewis, Barboza, N. (2000). ldentity of the Hyophorbe Palms at the Botanical Garden of Cienfuegos, Cuba Palms 44. p.95.
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