Hyophorbe vaughanii (Hyophorbe vaughanii)
Description
Hyophorbe vaughanii is a species of flowering plant in the Arecaceae family that is endemic to Mauritius. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry forests.The plant has prominent rings on the trunk and arch-like leaves, both of which make it differ from other species. Its trunk is slender, and does not swell up as some of its relatives do.Unlike the other Hyophorbe species, its foliage has an orange tint. Its inflorescence is also simpler, and only branches into three orders, a character shared only with the last remaining specimen of Hyophorbe amaricaulis. Its fruits are orange or reddish brown, and 4.4–5 cm long by far the largest of the genus.
Taxonomic tree
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Domain: Eukarya
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Kingdom: Plantae
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Phylum:
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Class: Liliopsida
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Order: Arecales
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Family: Arecaceae
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Genus: Hyophorbe
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