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Hyophorbe lagenicaulis showing enlarged trunk and roots. Bottle palm has a large swollen (sometimes bizarrely so) trunk. It is a myth that the trunk is a means by which the palm stores water. Bottle palms have only four to six leaves open at any time. The leaves of young palms have a red or orange tint, but a deep green is assumed at maturity.
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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The palm species that are indigenous to the island of Mauritius are Acanthophoenix rubra (possibly other species), Dictyosperma album (var. album & conjugatum), Hyophorbe lagenicaulis, Hyophorbe vaughanii, Hyophorbe verschaffeltii, Latania loddigesii, Corypha umbraculifera and Tectiphiala ferox.
It is one of three Hyophorbe species which naturally occur in Mauritius. The "bottle palm" (Hyophorbe lagenicaulis) is the only other species that is commonly grown (Hyophorbe amaricaulis survives only as a single specimen). [1] However the bottle palm has a swollen, bottle-shaped trunk when young, and much smaller (2.5 cm) orange or black fruits.
Hyophorbe amaricaulis (also known as the "loneliest palm") [2] is a species of palm tree of the order Arecales, family Arecaceae, subfamily Arecoideae, tribe Chamaedoreeae. It is found exclusively on the island of Mauritius , and only a single surviving specimen [ 3 ] has been documented in the Curepipe Botanic Gardens in Curepipe .
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.
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