Hyophorbe
(from hys, hyos, a hog, and phorbe, food; probably on account of the fruits being eaten by pigs). ORD. Palmae. A genus of three species of ornamental, middle-sized stove palms, natives of the Mascarene Islands. Flowers white, dioecious, produced in spikes. Berries one-seeded, olive-like. Leaves terminal, pinnate. Trunk unarmed. For culture, see Areca. H. amaricaulis (bitter-stemmed).* l. pinnate, erect when young, ultimately spreading from 4ft. to 6ft. in length; pinnae stout, broad, closely set together, about 2in. broad, acuminated. Trunk and petioles very stout, deep maroon, glaucous, with an orange line extending along the outer edges of the midrib. Mauritius, 1866. SYN. Areca speciosa. (I. H. 462, 3.) H. Commersoniana (Commerson's). A synonym of Chrysalido-carpus lutescens. H. indica (Indian). A synonym of Chrysalidocarpus lutescens. H. Vershaffeltii (Verschaffelt's).* l. pinnate, 4ft. to 6ft. long, nearly erect, gracefully arching at the top; pinnae linear-lanceolate, acuminate, 1 1/2ft. to 2ft. long, 1in. broad; midribs white. Sheath of the leaves forming a triangular columnar stem. Rodriquez. A splendid species. (G. C. 1870, 418.)