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Palmiste poison

Hyophorbe indica

Palmiste poison
Photo: David Monniaux, CC BY-SA 3.0
Family
Arecaceae (Palm family)
Grows as
Palm
Native range
Réunion
Climate
wet tropical

About

Hyophorbe indica, known commonly as palmier bâtard, palmiste poison, or champagne palm, is a species of flowering plant in the family Arecaceae. It is endemic to the island of Réunion. It is threatened by habitat loss.

Where it grows

The palm can be found growing in moist forests on the elevation of 175–600 metres (574–1,969 ft).

Other Hyophorbe plants

Loneliest palm · Bottle palm · Hyophorbe vaughanii · Palmiste marron · Hyophorbe

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Hyophorbe indica by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.

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.

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