Palms   Hyophorbe verschaffeltii

Common Names: Spindle Palm Conservation Status: Critically endangered, less than 60 plants left in the wild. Distribution & Habitat: Found on limestone based soils in Grand Montagne, Anse Quitor and Ravine de la Cascade, St Louis, on the Mascarene Island of Rodriguez. Description: A very distinctive palm, with a solitary, spindle shaped, grey trunk, (thin at either end), to about 6m tall, and lightly recurved pinnate leaves. The young inflorescenses are also distinctive, being curved, and horn shaped. General: Becoming rare in the wild, but quite a common palm now in cultivation. Culture: Sunny, moist, but well drained position. Frost and salt tolerant.

Figure 1. H. verschaffeltii

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Theo Balaskas (Figure 1)

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