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[[File:Acanthophoenix_rubra.jpg|frame|Figure 1. ''A. rubra'']] | |||
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===Conservation Status:=== | ===Conservation Status:=== | ||
[ | '''[https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/38181/10098570 Critically endangered]''' due to habitat loss, and harvesting of plants for food | ||
Critically endangered due to habitat loss, and harvesting of plants for food | |||
(the locals eat the palm hearts like cabbage). | (the locals eat the palm hearts like cabbage). | ||
===Common Names:=== | ===Common Names:=== | ||
Red palm, | Red palm,<br/> | ||
Palmiste rouge, | Palmiste rouge,<br/> | ||
Barbel palm | Barbel palm<br/> | ||
===Distribution & Habitat:=== | ===Distribution & Habitat:=== | ||
''Acanthophoenix rubra'' is | |||
indigenous to lowland rainforest on the islands of Reunion and Mauritius. | indigenous to lowland rainforest on the islands of Reunion and Mauritius. | ||
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===Description:=== | ===Description:=== | ||
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Young plants have spines on the trunk. | Young plants have spines on the trunk. | ||
It has pinnate leaves to about 3 metres (9 feet) long, with the rhachis | It has pinnate leaves to about 3 metres (9 feet) long, with the rhachis | ||
covered in strong black spines, to 2-3 cm, (1 inch) long, and a spiny | covered in strong black spines, to 2-3 cm, (1 inch) long, and a spiny crown shaft. | ||
The petiole is bright red, as is the trunk on young plants. This fades to dark brown as the plant matures. | The petiole is bright red, as is the trunk on young plants. This fades to dark brown as the plant matures. | ||
The stem base splays out like an elephant | The stem base splays out like an elephant's foot, more obvious on the older plants. | ||
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===General:=== | ===General:=== | ||
Figure 1 was photographed in the Royal Botanic Gardens, Pamplemousses, | Figure 1 was photographed in the Royal Botanic Gardens, Pamplemousses, | ||
Mauritius. Of all the palm-lined pathways | Mauritius. Of all the palm-lined pathways | ||
in this historic gardens the avenues of | in this historic gardens the avenues of | ||
''Acanthophoenix '' | |||
are the most colourful and | are the most colourful and | ||
graceful. The | graceful. The ''A. crinita'' in the Jardin | ||
Botanique de Curepipe, Mauritius, appear | Botanique de Curepipe, Mauritius, appear | ||
more robust and less colourful than the | more robust and less colourful than the ''A. rubra''. | ||
In 1804 this species was placed in the genus | In 1804 this species was placed in the genus | ||
''Areca'' and by another author described as a | |||
''Calamus''. | |||
===Cultivation:=== | ===Cultivation:=== | ||
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to show the distinctive colouring in the | to show the distinctive colouring in the | ||
leaf-bases. | leaf-bases. | ||
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[[File:Acanthophoenix_rubra02.jpg|frame|Figure 2. ''A. rubra'' in habitat.]] | |||
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[[File:Acanthophoenix_rubra02.jpg|frame|Figure 2. | |||
===Contributed by: === | ===Contributed by: === | ||
David Tanswell (from | David Tanswell (from '''''Palms & Cycads''''' No. 49, Oct-Dec 1995) (Figure 1)<br/> | ||
Hery (Figure 2) | Hery (Figure 2) | ||
===External Links:=== | ===External Links:=== | ||
[https://powo.science.kew.org/results?q=Acanthophoenix%20rubra Kew], | |||
[ | [https://www.palmweb.org//?q=cdm_dataportal/taxon/de45f6a5-ff6b-4fe1-ab2d-37482e8df6a9 PalmWeb], | ||
[ | [https://www.iucnredlist.org/details/full/38181/0 IUCN], | ||
[ | [https://www.jstor.org/action/doBasicSearch?Query=Acanthophoenix+rubra JSTOR], | ||
[ | [https://www.trebrown.com/plant_info.php?species=Acanthophoenix+rubra Trebrown] | ||
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[ | [https://www.google.com/search?q=%22Acanthophoenix+rubra%22&num=10&sa=Google+Search Google], | ||
[ | [https://images.google.com/images?q=%22Acanthophoenix+rubra%22&hl=en&btnG=Google+Search GoogleImages], | ||
[https://www.flickr.com/search/?q=Acanthophoenix+rubra Flickr], | |||
[ | [https://www.google.com/search?q=%22Acanthophoenix+rubra%22%20site:https://www.palmtalk.org/&sa=Google+Search PalmTalk] | ||
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[[Category:Acanthophoenix|rubra]] | [[Category:Acanthophoenix|rubra]] | ||
[[Category:Palm|Acanthophoenix_rubra]] | [[Category:Palm|Acanthophoenix_rubra]] | ||
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Conservation Status:[edit]
Critically endangered due to habitat loss, and harvesting of plants for food (the locals eat the palm hearts like cabbage).
Common Names:[edit]
Red palm,
Palmiste rouge,
Barbel palm
Distribution & Habitat:[edit]
Acanthophoenix rubra is indigenous to lowland rainforest on the islands of Reunion and Mauritius.
Description:[edit]
A tall, solitary, palm to between 15 and 20 metres (50 - 65 feet) tall. Young plants have spines on the trunk. It has pinnate leaves to about 3 metres (9 feet) long, with the rhachis covered in strong black spines, to 2-3 cm, (1 inch) long, and a spiny crown shaft. The petiole is bright red, as is the trunk on young plants. This fades to dark brown as the plant matures. The stem base splays out like an elephant's foot, more obvious on the older plants.
General:[edit]
Figure 1 was photographed in the Royal Botanic Gardens, Pamplemousses, Mauritius. Of all the palm-lined pathways in this historic gardens the avenues of Acanthophoenix are the most colourful and graceful. The A. crinita in the Jardin Botanique de Curepipe, Mauritius, appear more robust and less colourful than the A. rubra. In 1804 this species was placed in the genus Areca and by another author described as a Calamus.
Cultivation:[edit]
A five year old specimen in the ground at Bardon, Brisbane, is slow growing but healthy, unmarked by cold or winds and is just starting to show the distinctive colouring in the leaf-bases.
Contributed by:[edit]
David Tanswell (from Palms & Cycads No. 49, Oct-Dec 1995) (Figure 1)
Hery (Figure 2)