Latania verschaffeltii explained

Latania verschaffeltii, the yellow latan palm, is a species of flowering plant in the family Arecaceae. It is found only on Rodrigues Island in the Indian Ocean, part of the Republic of Mauritius, 560 km east of the Island of Mauritius.^{[1] [2]} It is, however, cultivated in other places as an ornamental.^[3] In the wild, the species is threatened by habitat loss.

Notes and References

1. http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/namedetail.do?name_id=108916 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families, Latania verschaffeltii
2. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/4747375#page/137/mode/1up Charles LeMaire. 1859. L'illustration horticole 6: t. 229., Latania verschaffeltii
3. Cook, Orator Fuller. 1941. National Horticultural Magazine Henning, Minnesota, USA) 20: 52, in caption to illustration, Cleophora verschaffeltii