It means that it belongs to the genus Latania, a kind of small Palms porte, calls arecas, palma areca, Royal Palm, dwarf Palm or Palm fan. Its scientific name is Latania loddigesii (blue Areca) or Latania lontaroides (Areca red). They belong to the family Arecaceae. It is also the person who cultivates in nurseries dwarf palms. It is also a way to call the natives of Mauritius or the Mascarenes.
