Hyophorbe lagenicaulis

Hyophorbe lagenicaulis, the bottle palm or palmiste gargoulette, is a species of flowering plant in the family Arecaceae.

The leaves of young palms have a red or orange tint, but a deep green is assumed at maturity.

The Bottle palm can be distinguished from this species by its swollen trunk when young; by its much smaller (2.5 cm) orange or black fruits; and by its inflorescence, which branches in four orders rather than three.

Bottle palms are very cold sensitive and are killed at 0 °C (32 °F) or colder for any appreciable length of time.

It makes a fine container-grown palm in other locations as long as it is protected from the cold and not overwatered.

Hyophorbe lagenicaulis showing enlarged trunk and roots