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,^[1][2] but all of them are endangered in the wild.

Hyophorbe
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.
Synonyms[1]
Sublimia Comm. ex Mart Mascarena L.H.Bailey

It contains the following species:^[1]

1. Hyophorbe amaricaulis Mart. – Mauritius, 1 individual left
2. Hyophorbe indica Gaertn. (palmiste poison) – Réunion
3. Hyophorbe lagenicaulis (L.H.Bailey) H.E.Moore (bottle palm) – Mauritius
4. Hyophorbe vaughanii L.H.Bailey – Mauritius
5. Hyophorbe verschaffeltii H.Wendl. (palmiste marron) – Rodrigues Island

Species gallery

Source:^[3]

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  The last surviving specimen of Hyophorbe amaricaulis. This species has a slender, unswollen trunk.
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  Hyophorbe indica is another slender-trunk species, but often with yellow veins along its foliage.
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  Hyophorbe lagenicaulis is known as the "bottle palm" as it trunks swells from near the base, into a bottle shape.
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  Hyophorbe verschaffeltii is known as the "spindle palm" as its trunk swells in the middle. It has black fruits and yellow-green foliage.