Hyophorbe
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Hyophorbe is a genus of about five species of flowering plant
Flowering plant
The flowering plants , also known as Angiospermae or Magnoliophyta, are the most diverse group of land plants. Angiosperms are seed-producing plants like the gymnosperms and can be distinguished from the gymnosperms by a series of synapomorphies...

s in the Arecaceae
Arecaceae
Arecaceae or Palmae , are a family of flowering plants, the only family in the monocot order Arecales. There are roughly 202 currently known genera with around 2600 species, most of which are restricted to tropical, subtropical, and warm temperate climates...

 family, native to the Mascarene Islands
Mascarene Islands
The Mascarene Islands is a group of islands in the Indian Ocean east of Madagascar comprising Mauritius, Réunion, Rodrigues, Cargados Carajos shoals, plus the former islands of the Saya de Malha, Nazareth and Soudan banks...

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It contains the following species:
  • Hyophorbe amaricaulis
    Hyophorbe amaricaulis
    Hyophorbe amaricaulis is a hurricane palm of the order Arecales, Family Arecaceae, Subfamily Arecoideae, Tribe Hyophorbeae...

  • Hyophorbe indica
    Hyophorbe indica
    Hyophorbe indica, Palmiste Poison or Palmier Bâtard, is a species of flowering plant in the Arecaceae family.It is endemic to the island of Réunion.It is threatened by habitat loss.-Source:...

     (Palmiste Poison)
  • Hyophorbe lagenicaulis
    Hyophorbe lagenicaulis
    Hyophorbe lagenicaulis, known commonly as the Bottle Palm or Palmiste Gargoulette, is a species of flowering plant in the Arecaceae family.It is found only in Round Island, Mauritius....

     (Bottle Palm)
  • Hyophorbe vaughanii
    Hyophorbe vaughanii
    Hyophorbe vaughanii is a species of flowering plant in the Arecaceae family.It is found only in Mauritius.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry forests.-Source:* Florens, D. 2000. . Downloaded on 20 July 2007....

  • Hyophorbe verschaffeltii
    Hyophorbe verschaffeltii
    Hyophorbe verschaffeltii, the Palmiste Marron, or Spindle Palm is a species of flowering plant in the Arecaceae family.Spindle Palms are elegant looking palms that are prized for landscape palms in the tropical and semi-tropical areas of the world. They are fairly short palms with 8-10 leaves that...

    (Palmiste Marron)
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