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Acanthophoenix rubra (Barbel palm)

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Wikipedia Abstract

The Barbel palm (Acanthophoenix rubra) is a critically endangered palm endemic to Mauritius, Rodrigues, and La Reunion that is prized for its edible palm hearts.
View Wikipedia Record: Acanthophoenix rubra

Endangered Species

Status: Critically Endangered
View IUCN Record: Acanthophoenix rubra

Attributes

Allergen Potential [1]  Medium
Fruit Conspicuous [2]  No
Height [2]  49 feet (15 m)
Fruit Color [2]  Black

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Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
♦ 1Derived from Allergy-Free Gardening OPALS™, Thomas Leo Ogren (2000)
♦ 2Kissling, W. Daniel et al. (2019), Data from: PalmTraits 1.0, a species-level functional trait database for palms worldwide, v4, Dryad, Dataset, https://doi.org/10.5061/dryad.ts45225
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0