Arecaceae

Loneliest palm

Hyophorbe amaricaulis Mart.

Family: Arecaceae
Genus: Hyophorbe

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Loneliest palm: endangered species Hyophorbe amaricaulis at Curepipe botanical garden, Mauritius. — Photo: Coolth, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (6)

Arabic: علف الخنزير أماريكوليس
Chinese: 苦心酒瓶椰
English: Loneliest palm
Estonian: Hääbuv pudelpalm
Malayalam: ഹൈയോഫോർബി അമാരികോളിസ്, ഏകയായ പന
Persian: نخل بیکس

Synonyms

Areca speciosa hort. ex Lem.
Areca speciosa hort. ex Lem.
Areca speciosa Verschaff.
Hyospathe amaricaulis hort. ex Hook.f.
Sublimia aevidaps Comm. ex Mart.
Sublimia amaricaulis Comm. ex Mart.

Photos

Photo: Coolth, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Coolth, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Christian Hauzar, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.