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, but all of them are endangered in the wild. It contains the following species: Hyophorbe amaricaulis Mart. – Mauritius, 1 individual left Hyophorbe indica Gaertn. (palmiste poison) – Réunion Hyophorbe lagenicaulis (L.H.Bailey) H.E.Moore (bottle palm) – Mauritius Hyophorbe vaughanii L.H.Bailey – Mauritius Hyophorbe verschaffeltii H.Wendl. (palmiste marron) – Rodrigues Island Species gallery References Endemic flora of the Mascarene Islands Arecaceae genera Afrotropical realm flora Taxonomy articles created by Polbot