Acathophoenix rousselii

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Acathophoenix rousselii

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This is a far rarer species in cultivation than the other two listed here, and I personally cannot tell this one from A rubra. This tree is native Reunion Island, as is A crinita... the third species, rubra, is native to multiple Mascarene islands including Reunion.
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