Gioforba Vershaffelt

Gioforba Vershaffelt ( lat.Hyophorbe verschaffeltii ) - a species of palm trees of the genus Gioforba . Named after Ambrois Vershaffelt, a famous gardener and author of books on camellias .

Gioforba Vershaffelt
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryotes Kingdom: Plants Kingdom : Green plants Department: Flowering Grade: Monocotyledonous [1] Order : Lilianae Order: Palmaceae Family: Palm Subfamily : Areca Tribe : Khamedoreevs Gender: Gioforba View: Gioforba Vershaffelt
International scientific name
Hyophorbe verschaffeltii HA Wendl. , 1866
Security status
Endangered Species IUCN 2.3 Critically Endangered : 38582

In the wild, the gioforb Vershaffelta grows exclusively on the island of Rodriguez . ^[2] Only about 50 specimens remained in the forests . Protective Status - CR , a critical situation in the wild. ^{[3] [4]}

The view is a low palm, with 8-10 leaves growing from the upper part of the trunk , in the form of a bottle . Gioforba Vershaffelt is a very thermophilic plant. Already lowering the temperature to 0 ° C can cause death or serious damage even to adult trees .

In places with a tropical climate, because of its original look, the gioforb is widely grown as an ornamental plant .