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Acanthophoenix rubra
Also called Mascarene Islands Cabbage Palm, Red Barbel Palm
Barbel palm is a critically endangered palm native to Mauritius, Rodrigues and Réunion, valued for its edible palm hearts. It is a tall, single-trunked palm that needs warm, humid tropical conditions and protection from frost.
Acanthophoenix rubra, the barbel palm, is a critically endangered palm endemic to Mauritius, Rodrigues, and Réunion that is prized for its edible palm hearts.
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Acanthophoenix rubra by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
