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{{Short description|Genus of palms}}
:''For the genus ''Rhopalostylis'' <small>[[Johann Friedrich Klotzsch|Klotzsch]] ex. [[Henri Ernest Baillon|Baill.]]</small>, of the family [[Euphorbiaceae]], see its current synonym [[Dalechampia]].''
{{hatnote|Rhopalostylis is also a synonym of [[Dalechampia]].}}
{{Taxobox
{{Automatic taxobox
| color = lightgreen
|image = Nikau_Palm.jpg
| name = ''Rhopalostylis''
|image_caption = Flowers and fruit of ''Rhopalostylis sapida''
| image = Nikau_Palm.jpg
|display_parents = 3
| image_width = 240px
|taxon = Rhopalostylis
| image_caption = Flowers and fruit of ''R. sapida'', Paparoa National Park, New Zealand
|authority = [[Hermann Wendland|H.Wendl.]] & [[Carl Georg Oscar Drude|Drude]]<ref name=drude>H.A. Wendland & Drude, Linnaea 39:180, 234. 1875 Type:''R. baueri''</ref>
| regnum = [[Plant]]ae
|subdivision_ranks = Species
| divisio = [[Flowering plant|Magnoliophyta]]
|subdivision =
| classis = [[Liliopsida]]
*''[[Rhopalostylis baueri]]''
| ordo = [[Arecales]]
*''[[Rhopalostylis sapida]]''
| familia = [[Arecaceae]]
}}'''''Rhopalostylis''''' is a [[genus]] of two species of [[arecaceae|palms]] native to the [[Oceania|South Pacific]]. Both are smooth-trunked, with regular ringed scars from fallen leaves. The leaves are 3–5 m in length, and the leaf bases encircle the trunk.
| genus = '''''Rhopalostylis'''''
| genus_authority = [[Hermann Wendland|H.Wendl.]] & [[Carl Georg Oscar Drude|Drude]]
| subdivision_ranks = Species
| subdivision = *''[[Rhopalostylis baueri]]''
*''[[Nikau|Rhopalostylis sapida]]''
}}

[[Image:KermadecNikau.jpg|thumb|left|220px|''R. bauerii'']]'''''Rhopalostylis''''' is a [[genus]] of two or three species of [[arecaceae|palms]] native to the [[Oceania|South Pacific]]. Both are smooth-trunked, with regular ringed scars from fallen leaves. The leaves are 3-5 metres in length, and the leaf bases encircle the trunk. ''Rhopalostylis'' is closely related to the [[Lord Howe Island]] genus ''[[Hedyscepe]]''.


==Distribution==
==Distribution==
''R. baueri'' occurs on [[Norfolk Island]] and the [[Kermadec Islands]] northeast of New Zealand; the Kermadec Islands population is separated as ''R. cheesemanii'' by some botanists. ''[[Nikau|R. sapida]]'', known as the '''Nikau Palm''', is the only palm native to mainland New Zealand, and is found in lowland forests on the [[North Island]], in coastal areas of the [[South Island]] as far south as [[Banks Peninsula]], and on the [[Chatham Islands]] at 44 degrees South. ''R. sapida'' thus has the southernmost range of any palm genus.
''Rhopalostylis baueri'' occurs on [[Norfolk Island]] and the [[Kermadec Islands]] northeast of New Zealand; the Kermadec Islands population, formerly separated as ''R. cheesemanii'', was included in ''[[Rhopalostylis baueri|R. baueri]]'' in 2005 after comparison revealed no significant differences. ''[[Rhopalostylis sapida|R. sapida]]'', known as the '''nikau palm''', is the only palm native to mainland New Zealand, and is found in lowland forests in the [[North Island]], in coastal areas of the [[South Island]] as far south as [[Banks Peninsula]], and on the [[Chatham Islands]] at [[44th parallel south|44°S]]. ''R. sapida'' thus has the southernmost range of any palm genus.

==Classification==
Subfamily: [[Arecoideae]]; tribe: [[Areceae]]; subtribe: [[Rhopalostylidinae]]. ''Rhopalostylis'' is closely related to the [[Lord Howe Island]] genus ''[[Hedyscepe]]''.
===Species===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Image !!Trunk !! Scientific name !! Common name !! Distribution
|-
|[[File:Gardenology.org-IMG 0944 rbgs10dec.jpg|120px]] ||[[File:Gardenology.org-IMG 0945 rbgs10dec.jpg|120px]]|| ''[[Rhopalostylis baueri]]''|| Norfolk Island palm, niau, Kermadec nikau || Norfolk Island (Australia) and Kermadec Islands (New Zealand)
|-
|[[File:Nikau Palme 01.jpg|120px]]||[[File:Nikau MRD.jpg|120px]] || ''[[Rhopalostylis sapida]]''|| Nīkau ||New Zealand the North Island, and on the South Island as far south as Okarito, west and Banks Peninsula in the east. Chatham Island and Pitt Island/Rangiauria
|-
|}


==References==
==References==
{{Reflist}}
*de Lange, P.J.; Gardner, R.O.; Crowcroft, G.M.; Stalker, F.; Cameron, E.K.; [[John E. Braggins|Braggins, J.E]]; Christian, M.L. 2005: Vascular flora of Norfolk Island: some additions and taxonomic notes. ''New Zealand Journal of Botany'' 43: 563-596.
*{{cite web |title=''Trilepidea Newsletter (July 2005). (New names for the Kermadec nikau palm and Three Kings cabbage tree)'' |work=New Zealand Plant Conservation Network |url=http://nzpcn.org.nz/publications/Trilepidea-23-0507.pdf|accessdate=2010-10-02 }}
*[http://www.kew.org/wcsp/qsearch.do?plantName=Rhopalostylis&page=quickSearch Kew palms checklist: ''Rhopalostylis'']
*[http://www.kew.org/wcsp/qsearch.do?plantName=Rhopalostylis&page=quickSearch Kew palms checklist: ''Rhopalostylis'']


{{Arecaceae genera}}
[[Category:Palms]]
{{Taxonbar|from=Q3003837}}


[[fr:Rhopalostylis]]
[[Category:Rhopalostylis| ]]
[[Category:Arecaceae genera]]
[[pt:Rhopalostylis]]
[[Category:Flora of New Zealand]]
[[Category:Taxa named by Carl Georg Oscar Drude]]
[[Category:Taxa named by Hermann Wendland]]
[[Category:Flora of Norfolk Island]]
[[Category:Flora of the Kermadec Islands]]

Latest revision as of 02:33, 5 July 2024

Rhopalostylis
Flowers and fruit of Rhopalostylis sapida
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Arecales
Family: Arecaceae
Subfamily: Arecoideae
Tribe: Areceae
Subtribe: Rhopalostylidinae
Genus: Rhopalostylis
H.Wendl. & Drude[1]
Species

Rhopalostylis is a genus of two species of palms native to the South Pacific. Both are smooth-trunked, with regular ringed scars from fallen leaves. The leaves are 3–5 m in length, and the leaf bases encircle the trunk.

Distribution

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Rhopalostylis baueri occurs on Norfolk Island and the Kermadec Islands northeast of New Zealand; the Kermadec Islands population, formerly separated as R. cheesemanii, was included in R. baueri in 2005 after comparison revealed no significant differences. R. sapida, known as the nikau palm, is the only palm native to mainland New Zealand, and is found in lowland forests in the North Island, in coastal areas of the South Island as far south as Banks Peninsula, and on the Chatham Islands at 44°S. R. sapida thus has the southernmost range of any palm genus.

Classification

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Subfamily: Arecoideae; tribe: Areceae; subtribe: Rhopalostylidinae. Rhopalostylis is closely related to the Lord Howe Island genus Hedyscepe.

Species

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Image Trunk Scientific name Common name Distribution
Rhopalostylis baueri Norfolk Island palm, niau, Kermadec nikau Norfolk Island (Australia) and Kermadec Islands (New Zealand)
Rhopalostylis sapida Nīkau New Zealand the North Island, and on the South Island as far south as Okarito, west and Banks Peninsula in the east. Chatham Island and Pitt Island/Rangiauria

References

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  1. ^ H.A. Wendland & Drude, Linnaea 39:180, 234. 1875 Type:R. baueri
  • de Lange, P.J.; Gardner, R.O.; Crowcroft, G.M.; Stalker, F.; Cameron, E.K.; Braggins, J.E; Christian, M.L. 2005: Vascular flora of Norfolk Island: some additions and taxonomic notes. New Zealand Journal of Botany 43: 563-596.
  • "Trilepidea Newsletter (July 2005). (New names for the Kermadec nikau palm and Three Kings cabbage tree)" (PDF). New Zealand Plant Conservation Network. Retrieved 2010-10-02.
  • Kew palms checklist: Rhopalostylis