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]

Rhopaloblaste augusta
Scientific classification Edit this 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 augusta Kurz
  • Ptychoraphis augusta (Kurz) Becc.

References

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  1. ^ a b 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. ^ a b 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.