Hyophorbe
| Hyophorbe | |
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| Hyophorbe indica | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Monocots |
| (unranked): | Commelinids |
| Order: | Arecales |
| Family: | Arecaceae |
| Subfamily: | Arecoideae |
| Genus: | Hyophorbe Gaertn. |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Hyophorbe is a genus of five known species of flowering plants in the Arecaceae family, native to the Mascarene Islands in the Indian Ocean.[1][2]
It contains the following species:[1]
- Hyophorbe amaricaulis Mart. - Mauritius, probably extinct
- 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
- 1 2 3 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.
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