Hyophorbe


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, but all of them are endangered in the wild.
It contains the following species:
  1. Hyophorbe amaricaulis Mart. – Mauritius, 1 individual left
  2. Hyophorbe indica Gaertn. – Réunion
  3. Hyophorbe lagenicaulis H.E.Moore – Mauritius
  4. Hyophorbe vaughanii L.H.Bailey – Mauritius
  5. Hyophorbe verschaffeltii H.Wendl. – Rodrigues Island

    Species galleryC.Lewis, Barboza, N. (2000). ''ldentity of the Hyophorbe Palms at the Botanical Garden of Cienfuegos, Cuba'' Palms 44. p.95.