Acanthophoenix rubra, young plant.jpeg
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alexandrae -
Allagoptera -
Ammandra -
Aphandra -
Archontophoenix -
Areca -
arenaria -
argos -
bio -
brevicalyx -
campestris -
caudescens -
cogollo -
cunninghamiana -
decasperma -
decipiens -
duquei -
eggersii -
erinacea -
fosteriorum -
gelatinosa -
gloria -
graminifolia -
grandis -
hirsuta -
horrida -
intermedia -
kalbreyeri -
leiostachys -
leucocalyx -
Licuala -
lindeniana -
linearis -
macroloba -
maxima -
multiplex -
myolensis -
natalia -
parvifolia -
pilaris -
purpurea -
robusta -
simplex -
spicata -
tatama -
tricuspidata -
tuckeri -
ulei -
verrucosa -
weberbaueri
This solitary palm has a slender, reddish brown trunk, a well-developed, velvety, reddish brown crownshaft that is armed with long spines when young but unarmed in older plants, and elegantly arching, pinnate leaves that are whitish below. Seedlings are densely covered in small, soft spines and have attractive red leaf veins. Acanthophoenix rubra is endemic to Mauritius and southeastern Réunion island (Mascarene Islands), and will grow best in tropical regions.