page_title: Deckenia nobilis
section_title: Description
hierarchical_section_title: Deckenia nobilis / Description
caption_attribution_description: Deutsch: Deckenia nobilis ("Millionärssalad") auf den Seychellen, Vallee de Mai English: Deckenia nobilis on the Seychelles islands, Mahe, Vallee de Mai
context_page_description: Deckenia nobilis is a species of flowering plant in the family Arecaceae. It is monotypic within the genus Deckenia, and is endemic to the Seychelles, where it is threatened by habitat loss. It was described in 1870.
context_section_description: This species of palm tree has a distinctive spiny fruit, and produces yellow spines on the trunks of young specimens. 
  Adults reach a height of 40 meters.
caption: The characteristic spiny fruit
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