Hyophorbe verschaffeltii
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Common Names:[edit]
Spindle Palm
Conservation Status:[edit]
[Critically endangered], less than 60 plants left in the wild (however very well established in cultivation)
Distribution & Habitat:[edit]
Found on limestone based soils in Grand Montagne, Anse Quitor and Ravine de la Cascade, St Louis, on the Mascarene Island of Rodriguez.
Description:[edit]
A very distinctive palm, with a solitary, spindle shaped, grey trunk, (thin at either end), to about 6m tall, and lightly recurved pinnate leaves. The young inflorescences are also distinctive, being curved, and horn shaped.
General:[edit]
Becoming rare in the wild, but quite a common palm now in cultivation.
Culture:[edit]
Sunny, moist, but well drained position. Frost and salt tolerant.
Contributed by:[edit]
Theo Balaskas (Figure 1)