Hyophorbe
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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,[1][2] but all of them are endangered in the wild.
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Hyophorbe | |
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Hyophorbe indica | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Clade: | Commelinids |
Order: | Arecales |
Family: | Arecaceae |
Subfamily: | Arecoideae |
Tribe: | Chamaedoreeae |
Genus: | Hyophorbe Gaertn. |
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It contains the following species:[1]
- Hyophorbe amaricaulis Mart. – Mauritius, 1 individual left
- Hyophorbe indica Gaertn. (palmiste poison) – Réunion
- Hyophorbe lagenicaulis (L.H.Bailey) H.E.Moore (bottle palm) – Mauritius
- Hyophorbe vaughanii L.H.Bailey – Mauritius
- Hyophorbe verschaffeltii H.Wendl. (palmiste marron) – Rodrigues Island