Hyophorbe indica
Encyclopedia
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.
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...
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.
It is endemic to the island of Réunion
Réunion
Réunion is a French island with a population of about 800,000 located in the Indian Ocean, east of Madagascar, about south west of Mauritius, the nearest island.Administratively, Réunion is one of the overseas departments of France...
.
It is threatened by habitat loss.
Source
- Johnson, D. 1998. Hyophorbe indica. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 20 July 2007.