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Hyophorbe verschaffeltii
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Common name:
spindle palm
Family:
Arecaceae (Palm)
Distribution:
Mauritius, Rodrigues
IUCN Red list:
Critically Endangered
Life form:
Palm
Comments:
Mauritius - Rodrigues, on limestone based soils. Critically endangered due to grazing and hybridisation with the introduced H. lagenicaulis. Formerly abundant, now reduced to fewer than 60 wild plants. Widely planted in tropical regions.
Locations
1:
bed 16
• Accession: S1983-1269/5 • Provenance: Garden
2:
bed 24
• Accession: S1983-1269/2 • Provenance: Garden
3:
bed 27
• Accession: S1983-1269/1 • Provenance: Garden
Area
Individual