Acanthophoenix rubra, the barbel palm, is a critically endangeredpalm endemic to Mauritius, Rodrigues, and La Reunion that is prized for its edible palm hearts.
It is also known as the red- or yellow- Barbel palm, red palm, Mascarene Islands cabbage palm, and palmiste rouge, palmiste bourre, palmiste des bois, palmiste des hauts, palmiste épineux, palmiste zépines, palmiste piquant in French.[2]
This palm was first described as Areca rubra by French naturalist Jean Baptiste Bory de Saint-Vincent in 1804 and classified by German botanist Hermann Wendland in its own genus Acanthophoenix in 1867. It can reach a height of 25 m. The trunk is slender, with a diameter of 18 cm. The crown contents of about 10 leaves approximately 3 m in size which are arranged convoluted.
In his 1995 checklist of seed plants, Rafaël Govaerts considered A. crinita to be a synonym of Acanthophoenix rubra, as did Govaerts and John Dransfield in their 2005 checklist of palms. However, in his revision of the genus, N. Ludwig recognised A. crinita as a separate species.[3]
Threats
The Barbel palm is endangered due to habitat destruction to make way for sugarcane plantations, and its high value as edible and medicinal plant. The palm heart is a delicacy. About 150 individuals occur in the wild on Mauritius. It is widely grown in cultivation.
acanthophoenix, rubra, barbel, palm, critically, endangered, palm, endemic, mauritius, rodrigues, reunion, that, prized, edible, palm, hearts, conservation, statuscritically, endangered, iucn, scientific, classificationkingdom, plantaeclade, tracheophytesclade. Acanthophoenix rubra the barbel palm is a critically endangered palm endemic to Mauritius Rodrigues and La Reunion that is prized for its edible palm hearts Acanthophoenix rubraConservation statusCritically Endangered IUCN 2 3 1 Scientific classificationKingdom PlantaeClade TracheophytesClade AngiospermsClade MonocotsClade CommelinidsOrder ArecalesFamily ArecaceaeGenus AcanthophoenixSpecies A rubraBinomial nameAcanthophoenix rubra Bory H Wendl Contents 1 Naming and description 2 Threats 3 Synonyms 4 References 5 External linksNaming and description Edit Details of flowers It is also known as the red or yellow Barbel palm red palm Mascarene Islands cabbage palm and palmiste rouge palmiste bourre palmiste des bois palmiste des hauts palmiste epineux palmiste zepines palmiste piquant in French 2 This palm was first described as Areca rubra by French naturalist Jean Baptiste Bory de Saint Vincent in 1804 and classified by German botanist Hermann Wendland in its own genus Acanthophoenix in 1867 It can reach a height of 25 m The trunk is slender with a diameter of 18 cm The crown contents of about 10 leaves approximately 3 m in size which are arranged convoluted In his 1995 checklist of seed plants Rafael Govaerts considered A crinita to be a synonym of Acanthophoenix rubra as did Govaerts and John Dransfield in their 2005 checklist of palms However in his revision of the genus N Ludwig recognised A crinita as a separate species 3 Threats EditThe Barbel palm is endangered due to habitat destruction to make way for sugarcane plantations and its high value as edible and medicinal plant The palm heart is a delicacy About 150 individuals occur in the wild on Mauritius It is widely grown in cultivation Synonyms EditAreca rubra Bory 1804 2 Acanthophoenix crinita Bory H Wendl 1867 2 References Edit Page W 1998 Acanthophoenix rubra IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 1998 e T38181A10098570 doi 10 2305 IUCN UK 1998 RLTS T38181A10098570 en a b c Grubben G J H amp Denton O A 2004 Plant Resources of Tropical Africa 2 Vegetables PROTA Foundation Wageningen Backhuys Leiden CTA Wageningen Acanthophoenix crinita Royal Botanic Gardens Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families Retrieved 8 September 2008 External links Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to Acanthophoenix rubra PROTAbase on Acanthophoenix rubra Acanthophoenix rubra factsheet PACSOA factsheet This Areceae article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Acanthophoenix rubra amp oldid 1118954675, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
