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, [1] [2] but all of them are endangered in the wild.

Hyophorbe lagenicaulis - Bottle Palm - is an endagered species on its only known native home of Round Island in the Mascarene Island Group, Indian Ocean. Hyophorbe lagenicaulis has been saved from extinction by its popularity, and extensive cultivation throughout the world.

2015年8月2日 · Hyophorbe indica is endemic to La Reunion Island in the Mascarene Islands east of Madagascar. 25 months old from seed, two red, and three green, the tallest one on left, is six foot four, from soil elevation to tip of frond, Oak Hill, Florida.

These palms continue to grow through the Southern California winter, pushing a spear and opening a frond even in February, and will green up as temperatures improve. A well-known and much-loved tropical palm with a spindle-shaped, swollen …

2024年1月10日 · Hyophorbe lagenicaulis, known as the Bottle Palm, is a short, single trunk pinnate palm that needs sun and despises cold weather. It does not take a freeze. It is markedly swollen at the base and tapers up toward the crown shaft. Comparison is made to its brother, the Hyophorbe verschafeltii, the Spindle Palm. In contrast to the Bottle, the ...

Hyophorbe is a combination of two Greek words: hyo meaning "pig, hog" and phorb meaning "feed, fodder." The name of the genus is thought to come from the use of its fruits for pig fodder.

Hyophorbe lagenicaulis, the bottle palm or palmiste gargoulette, is a species of flowering plant in the family Arecaceae. It is native to Round Island, Mauritius. Bottle palm has a large swollen (sometimes bizarrely so) trunk. It is a myth that the trunk …

Named for its unusual trunk, Hyophorbe lagenicaulis (Bottle Palm) is a picturesque evergreen palm with a smooth, pale gray to almost white trunk resembling a rounded bottle when young. As the palm ages, the swollen base becomes less pronounced and elongated.

2024年9月8日 · Hyophorbe lagenicaulis, the Bottle Palm or Palmiste Gargoulette, is a species of flowering tree in the palm family. Its trunk resembles a wine bottle, making it an eye-catching evergreen palm to plant in gardens and containers.

2021年5月17日 · More interesting bottle palm tree info is hidden in the first part of the name, Hyophorbe. Broken down, ‘hyo’ means pig and ‘phorbe’ means fodder - an indication that the tree’s fruit was fed to pigs.