Genus Hyophorbe
Hyophorbe is a genus of about five species of flowering plants in the Arecaceae family, native to the Mascarene Islands.Species in the genus Hyophorbe of plants
Hyophorbe amaricaulis - The palm is about 12 meters high with a relatively thin gray trunk with a waxy crown shank. It is related to the bottle palm and spindle palm. It is said to resemble the green variety of H. indica.
Bottle palm - Bottle Palm has a large swollen trunk. It is a myth that the trunk is a means by which the palm stores water. Bottle Palm has only four to six leaves open at any time. The flowers of the palm arise from under the crownshaft.
Palmiste marron - Spindle Palms are elegant looking palms that are prized for landscape palms in the tropical and semi-tropical areas of the world. They are fairly short palms with 8-10 leaves that are held somewhat erect. Spindle palms have a crownshaft that becomes a light gray-green as the palm ages. Horn-like flower spikes emerge from below the crownshaft on mature specimens.