Hyophorbe amaricaulis Mart. (1849:309)
Taxonomy & Nomenclature
Synonyms: Hyospathe amaricaulis (Mart.) Hook.f. in Rep. Progr. Condition Roy. Gard. Kew 1882: 59 (1884); Sublimia aevidaps Comm. ex Mart. in Hist. Nat. Palm. 3: 176 (1838), not validly publ.; Sublimia amaricaulis Comm. ex Mart. in Hist. Nat. Palm. 3: 309 (1849), not validly publ.; Areca speciosa Verschaff. in Nursery Cat. (Ambroise Verschaffelt) 69: 4 (1861)
Conservation Status
Extinct in the Wild (Christenhusz & Govaerts, 2024; POWO, 2024)
Last wild record: 1960's (Christenhusz & Govaerts, 2024)
IUCN RedList status: Critically Endangered
Distribution
Mauritius, Mascarene Islands
Biology & Ecology
Hypodigm
Media
References
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