Palms   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 - Forestry Dept, south of Curepipe, Mauritius.

Figure 2. H. vaughanii

Figure 3. H. vaughanii old inflorescence.

Figure 4. H. vaughanii infructescence.

Figure 5. H. vaughanii fruit.

Contributed by:

Phillip Arrowsmith (Figures 1,2,3,4&5)

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