Rhopalostylis sapida

Rhopalostylis sapida

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Arecaceae
Subfamilia: Arecoideae
Tribus: Areceae
Subtribus: Rhopalostylidinae
Genus: Rhopalostylis
Species: Rhopalostylis sapida

Name

Rhopalostylis sapida (Sol. ex G. Forst.) H. Wendl. & Drude, 1878

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Areca sapida Sol. ex G.Forst., Pl. Esc.: 66 (1786).
• Homotypic
  • Kentia sapida (Sol. ex G.Forst.) Mart., Hist. Nat. Palm. 3: 312 (1849).
  • Eora sapida (Sol. ex G.Forst.) O.F.Cook, J. Heredity 18: 409 (1927).
• Heterotypic
  • Areca banksii A.Cunn. ex Kunth, Enum. Pl. 3: 185 (1841), pro syn.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Australasia Regional:New Zealand N. & C. New Zealand, Chatham Is. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

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

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2019. Rhopalostylis sapida in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2019 Jun 09. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2019. Rhopalostylis sapida. Published online. Accessed: Jun 09 2019.
• The Plant List 2013. Rhopalostylis sapida in The Plant List Version 1.1. Published online. Accessed: 2019 Jun 09.
• Tropicos.org 2019. Rhopalostylis sapida. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 09 Jun 2019.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Rhopalostylis sapida in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 08-Apr-12.

Vernacular names

English: Nikau

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