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Rhopalostylis
	Flowers and fruit of R. sapida
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Monocots
(unranked):	Commelinids
Order:	Arecales
Family:	Arecaceae
Subtribe:	Rhopalostylidinae
Genus:	Rhopalostylis; H.Wendl. & Drude
Species
	Rhopalostylis baueri; Rhopalostylis sapida;

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For the genus Rhopalostylis Klotzsch ex. Baill., of the family Euphorbiaceae, see its current synonym Dalechampia.

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

R. 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 on 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

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

References

^ 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

[drude-1] H.A. Wendland & Drude, Linnaea 39:180, 234. 1875 Type:R. baueri

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-[[Image:KermadecNikau.jpg|thumb|left|220px|''R. baueri'']]'''''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 metres in length, and the leaf bases encircle the trunk.
+[[Image:KermadecNikau.jpg|thumb|left|220px|''R. baueri'']]'''''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.
 ==Distribution==
-''R. 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. ''[[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 [[44th parallel south|44 degrees south]]. ''R. sapida'' thus has the southernmost range of any palm genus.
+''R. 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. ''[[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 [[44th parallel south|44°S]]. ''R. sapida'' thus has the southernmost range of any palm genus.
 ==Classification==
-Sub-family: [[Arecoideae]]; Tribe: [[Areceae]]; Subtribe: [[Rhopalostylidinae]]. ''Rhopalostylis'' is closely related to the [[Lord Howe Island]] genus ''[[Hedyscepe]]''.
+Subfamily: [[Arecoideae]]; tribe: [[Areceae]]; subtribe: [[Rhopalostylidinae]]. ''Rhopalostylis'' is closely related to the [[Lord Howe Island]] genus ''[[Hedyscepe]]''.
 ==References==