| Rhopaloblaste elegans | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Arecales |
| Family: | Arecaceae |
| Genus: | Rhopaloblaste |
| Species: | R. elegans |
| Binomial name | |
| Rhopaloblaste elegans H.E.Moore | |
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