nikau palm

plant

Also known as: Rhopalostylis sapida

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The nikau palm (Rhopalostylis sapida) is a graceful, pinnate-leaved palm native to New Zealand and the Chatham Islands. It is the southernmost palm species in the world. The nikau palm is a graceful plant with pinnate leaves.12

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…Africa; the southernmost is the nikau palm (Rhopalostylis sapida), of New Zealand and the Chatham Islands. Although there are species with extensive ranges, especially in America, most are restricted in range, and those of islands, in particular, are frequently found nowhere else. One species, Maxburretia gracilis, is limited to a…
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…Africa; the southernmost is the nikau palm (Rhopalostylis sapida), of New Zealand and the Chatham Islands. Although there are species with extensive ranges, especially in America, most are restricted in range, and those of islands, in particular, are frequently found nowhere else. One species, Maxburretia gracilis, is limited to a…
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