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Hyophorbe vaughanii is a critically endangered palm endemic to Mauritius, known from a single wild population and now grown mainly in reserves and collections. It is a slender-trunked tree with ringed trunk and arching orange-tinted leaves, and it is grown outdoors in warm, frost-free climates.
Hyophorbe vaughanii is a species of flowering plant in the family Arecaceae that is endemic to Mauritius. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry forests.
There is only a single 'wild' population in the world, occurring on the island of Mauritius. Conservation efforts have enabled reintroductions of this critically endangered species into managed upland forest reserves, including such places as Brise Fer, Mauritius-Macchabee, Mare Longue, and Florin.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Hyophorbe vaughanii 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.
