Hyophorbe amaricaulis

Flowering Hyophorbe amaricaulis in Curepipe

Hyophorbe amaricaulis (synonym: Mascarena revaughanii LHBailey ) is an acutely endangered plant species in the genus Hyophorbe in the palm family ( Arecaceae ).

When Hyophorbe amaricaulis is a Fiederpalmenart which is endemic to the island of Mauritius. In the present there Jardin Botanique de Curepipe the present state of knowledge last living specimen grows.

The palm tree is about 12 meters high and has a relatively thin, gray trunk with a green, waxy shimmering crown shaft. The crown has, typical of all five Hyophorbe species, only a few fronds, each with 100-150 V- shaped arranged pinnate leaves. The most striking difference to the related bottle palm ( Hyophorbe lagenicaulis ) and spindle palm ( Hyophorbe verschaffeltii ) is a uniformly thick, not swollen trunk. Vaughanii Of the other two related species, Hyophorbe indica and Hyophorbe, it differs in the approaches of the fronds, which spring from the crown shaft without gaps. The name of the palm refers to the fact that some Hyophorbe species have a bitter taste (Latin amarus = bitter and caulis = strain).