Hyophorbe

Life-forms

Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Monocots
Cladus: Commelinids
Ordo: Arecales

Familia: Arecaceae
Subfamilia: Arecoideae
Tribus: Chamaedoreeae
Genus: Hyophorbe
Species: H. amaricaulis – H. indica – H. lagenicaulis – H. vaughanii – H. verschaffeltii
Name

Hyophorbe Gaertn. , Fruct. Sem. Pl. 2: 186 (1791)

Type species: Hyophorbe indica Gaertn., Fruct. Sem. Pl. 2: 186 (1791)

Synonyms

Heterotypic
Sublimia Comm. ex Mart., Hist. Nat. Palm. 3: 164 (1838), nom. inval.
Mascarena L.H.Bailey, Gentes Herb. 6: 71 (1942).

References

Gaertner, J. (1791) De Fructibus et Seminibus Plantarum. . . . 2: 186, t. 120. BHL
Govaerts, R. et al. 2015. Hyophorbe in World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2015 Oct. 3. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2015. Hyophorbe. Published online. Accessed: Oct. 3 2015.
Tropicos.org 2015. Hyophorbe. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2015 Oct. 3.

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.

It contains the following species:[1]

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

References
World Checklist of Selected Plant Families: Hyophorbe
Govaerts, R. & Dransfield, J. (2005). World Checklist of Palms: 1–223. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
C.Lewis, Barboza, N. (2000). ldentity of the Hyophorbe Palms at the Botanical Garden of Cienfuegos, Cuba Palms 44. p.95.