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Hyophorbe verschaffeltii, the palmiste marron or spindle palm, is a critically endangered species of flowering plant in the family Arecaceae. It is endemic to Rodrigues island, Mauritius, but is widely grown in cultivation.

Hyophorbe verschaffeltii
Conservation status
Critically Endangered  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Clade:	Commelinids
Order:	Arecales
Family:	Arecaceae
Genus:	Hyophorbe
Species:	H. verschaffeltii
Binomial name
Hyophorbe verschaffeltii H.A. Wendl.

Description

The spindle palm is 6 metres (20 ft) tall, and have lightly recurved pinnate leaves.[2] They are elegant looking and are prized for landscape in the tropical and semi-tropical areas of the world. They are fairly short with 8–10 leaves that are held somewhat erect. Spindle palms have a crownshaft that becomes a light gray-green as the palm ages. Horn-like flower spikes emerge from below the crownshaft on mature specimens. Their fruits darken to a black colour when ripe. It was named after Ambroise Verschaffelt (1825–1886).

It sometimes resembles its closest relative, the "bottle palm" (Hyophorbe lagenicaulis). Both of these species develop swollen trunks. However the spindle palm's trunk starts to swell in the middle (assuming the shape of a spindle). The bottle palm's trunk continues to swell at the base (often resembling the shape of a bottle). The spindle palm's foliage also has a more yellowish colour.[3]

Distribution

Spindle palms are endemic to Rodrigues island, Mauritius. It is threatened by habitat loss.[1] There are only fifty or so specimens left in the wild, although its survival as a species is guaranteed due to ubiquitous cultivation in tropical areas of the planet.

Cultivation

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Spindle palms are fairly cold intolerant. They are defoliated at 32 °F (0 °C) and may be killed at anything below that. If the palm does survive a freeze, the next few emerging leaves are stunted. Spindle palms grow in the US in south Florida and in isolated favored microclimates along the coastlines of the Tampa-St.Petersburg-Clearwater areas as well as the Cape Canaveral and Satellite Beach areas of central Florida. They do make good container plants that can be protected from a freeze.

References

На других языках

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- [en] Hyophorbe verschaffeltii

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[es] Hyophorbe verschaffeltii

Hyophorbe verschaffeltii, con el nombre común de palmiste marron, o "spindle palm" es una especie de palmera endémica de la isla Rodrigues, en Mauricio. Está tratada en peligro de extinción por la pérdida de hábitat. Tiene su nombre de Ambroise Verschaffelt, (1825-1886).

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[ru] Гиофорба Вершаффельта

Гиофорба Вершаффельта (лат. Hyophorbe verschaffeltii) — вид пальм рода гиофорба. Названа в честь Амброиса Вершаффельта, известного садовода и автора книг о камелиях.

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