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{{Taxobox
| color = lightgreen
| name = ''Acanthophoenix''
| regnum = [[Plant]]ae
| divisio = [[Magnoliophyta]]
| familia = [[Arecaceae]]
| genus = '''''Acanthophoenix'''''
| genus_authority = [[H.Wendl.]]
| subdivision_ranks = [[Species]]
| subdivision =
See text.
}}
'''''Acanthophoenix''''' is a genus of plants in the [[Arecaceae]] family and includes the endangered ''[[Barbel Palm|Acanthophoenix rubra]]'', prized for its edible '''palm hearts''' in the Indian Ocean islands.
== Selected species ==
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*''Acanthophoenix grandis'' Bosschere - [[syn.]] ''Acanthophoenix rubra'' ? - See [http://www.virtualherbarium.org/vh/auth/World_Palm_checklist.pdf World Palm checklist]
*''[[Acanthophoenix rubra]]'' (Bory) H.Wendl. - syn. ''A. crinita'' H.Wendl.
== External links ==
*[http://www.ipni.org/index.html International Plant Names Index]
[[Category:Palms]]