Barbel palm

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.

The barbel palm is found on the islands of Mauritius, Réunion and Rodrigues, which are located over 600 miles east of Madagascar (1) (2). - The barbel palm is found in mixed moist forest as well as heathland, above elevations of 500 metres on Mauritius and growing up to altitudes of 1,500 metres on Réunion (2). More