Rhopaloblaste augusta

Rhopaloblaste augusta
Conservation status
Vulnerable  (IUCN 2.3) [1]
Scientific classification
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]

References

1. 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. 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.