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Hyophorbe vaughanii![]()
Conservation Status:
Critically endangered, with less than 50 plants left in the wild.Distribution & Habitat:
Tropical montane rainforest at 400-550m altitude on Mauritius.Description:
An attractive palm, with prominant rings on the trunk, and stiff, arching leaves. The inflorescence spathe is very distinctive, being very long, and angled acutely upwards.General:
Becoming very rare due to land clearing, and despite being much sought after by collectors, it is very rarely seen for sale or in collections.Culture:
A lightly shaded, well drained position (probably).
Figure 1. H. vaughanii - notice the long spathe.
Contributed by: Jeanne Price (Figure 1 - from Palms & Cycads No. 63, April-June 1999)
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