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Mascarena verschaffieltii (H.Wendl.) L.H.Bailey
Gentes Herb. 6: 76 (1942)
Family: ARECACEAE

Accepted Scientific Name: Hyophorbe verschaffeltii H.Wendl.
Ill. Hort. 13(1): t. 462 (1866)

Mascarena verschaffieltii (Hyophorbe verschaffeltii) Photo by: Forest Starr & Kim Starr
Habit at Enchanting Floral Gardens of Kula, Maui, Hawaii (USA). October 24, 2007.

Synonyms:

Common Names include:
ENGLISH: Spindle palm, Pig nut palm
CHINESE (中文): Gun bang ye zi
FRENCH (Français): Palmiste Marron, Palmier bouteille (Mauritius), Palmier massue, Palmier bobine
GERMAN (Deutsch): Spindelpalme, Mascarenapalme
HUNGARIAN (Magyar): Orsópálma
JAPANESE (日本語): Tokkuri yashi modoki
RUSSIAN (Русский): Гиофорба Вершаффельта


20522 star Forest Starr & Kim Starr
In pot at Iao Tropical Gardens of Maui, Maui, Hawaii (USA). May 22, 2012. (Hyophorbe verschaffeltii) Photo by: Forest Starr & Kim Starr
20521 star Forest Starr & Kim Starr
In pot at Iao Tropical Gardens of Maui, Maui, Hawaii (USA). May 22, 2012. (Hyophorbe verschaffeltii) Photo by: Forest Starr & Kim Starr


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