Rhopalostylis sapida

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Arecales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Diaphoretickes Cladus: CAM Cladus: Archaeplastida Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Monocots Cladus: Commelinids Ordo: Arecales

Rhopalostylis sapida H.Wendl. & Drude in O.C.E.de Kerchove de Denterghem, Palmiers: 255 (1878).

Heterotypic
- Areca banksii A.Cunn. ex Kunth, Enum. Pl. 3: 185 (1841), pro syn.

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Australasia Regional: New Zealand Chatham Islands, New Zealand North, New Zealand South. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2^nd Edition

Wendland, H. & Drude, C.G.O. in O. C. E. M. G. de Kerchove de Denterghem, 1878. Palmiers 255.

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