Hyophorbe is a genus of five known species of flowering plants in the family Arecaceae, native to the Mascarene Islands in the Indian Ocean. All five species can attain heights of over 6 meters, and two of the species develop swollen trunks that have made them popular as ornamentals, but all of them are endangered in the wild.
It contains the following species:
- Hyophorbe amaricaulis Mart. – Mauritius, 1 individual left
- Hyophorbe indica Gaertn. (palmiste poison) – Réunion
- Hyophorbe lagenicaulis (L.H.Bailey) H.E.Moore (bottle palm) – Mauritius
- Hyophorbe vaughanii L.H.Bailey – Mauritius
- Hyophorbe verschaffeltii H.Wendl. (palmiste marron) – Rodrigues Island
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