About Spindle Palm
Hyophorbe verschaffeltii, the palmiste marron or spindle palm, is a critically endangered species of flowering plant in the family Arecaceae. It is endemic to Rodrigues island, Mauritius, but is widely grown in cultivation.
Description adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Hyophorbe verschaffeltii
- Genus
- Hyophorbe
- Family
- ARECACEAE
- Habit
- Palm
- Native to
- Mascarene Islands
- Conservation status
- Critically Endangered (CR)
Botanical family
Arecaceae
Palm family
Spindle Palm belongs to the Arecaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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