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the web of life in southern Africa

Genus: Rhopalostylis

Life > eukaryotes > Archaeoplastida > Chloroplastida > Charophyta > Streptophytina > Plantae (land plants) > Tracheophyta (vascular plants) > Euphyllophyta > Lignophyta (woody plants) > Spermatophyta (seed plants) > Angiospermae (flowering plants) > Monocotyledons > Order: Arecales > Family: Arecaceae

Three species cultivated.

Species cultivated in southern Africa

List from Glen (2002).

Rhopalostylis baueri (Norfolk Island palm)

Native to Norfork Island.

 

Rhopalostylis cheesmanii (Kermadec nikau palm)

Native to Kermadec Island.

 

Rhopalostylis sapida (Nikau palm)

Native to New Zealand.