Rhopaloblaste augusta

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Rhopaloblaste augusta
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Arecales
Family: Arecaceae
Genus: Rhopaloblaste
Species:
R. augusta
Binomial name
Rhopaloblaste augusta
(Kurz) H.E. Moore
Synonyms [2]
  • Areca augustaKurz
  • Ptychoraphis augusta(Kurz) Becc.

Rhopaloblaste augusta is a species of flowering plant in the family Arecaceae. It is found on the Nicobar Islands in the Indian Ocean, part of India. [2] [3] [4] It is also found in Peninsular Malaysia & Singapore, the Moluccas, New Guinea & the Solomon Islands. In lowland rain forest. It is threatened by habitat loss. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 Johnson, D. (1998). "Rhopaloblaste augusta". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 1998: e.T38681A10137691. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.1998.RLTS.T38681A10137691.en . Retrieved 14 November 2021.
  2. 1 2 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  3. Govaerts, R. & Dransfield, J. (2005). World Checklist of Palms: 1-223. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  4. Henderson, A. (2009). Palms of Southern Asia: 1-197. Princeton University press, Princeton and Oxford.