Acanthophoenix rubra

Acanthophoenix rubra
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Arecales
Family: Arecaceae
Genus: Acanthophoenix
Species:
A. rubra
Binomial name
Acanthophoenix rubra
Synonyms
  • Areca cincta Walp.
  • Areca herbstii W.Watson
  • Areca rubra Bory (1804) (basionym)
  • Calamus dealbatus W.Bull
  • Calamus verschaffeltii W.Bull ex J.Dix (1861)
  • Calamus verschaffeltii H.Wendl. (1878), not validly publ.
  • Sublimia centennina Comm. ex Mart.

Acanthophoenix rubra, the barbel palm, is a critically endangered palm endemic to Mauritius, Rodrigues, and Réunion that is prized for its edible palm hearts.

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