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Rhopaloblaste augusta

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Rhopaloblaste augusta
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R. augusta
Binomial name
Rhopaloblaste augusta
(Kurz) H.E. Moore
Synonyms[1]
  • Areca augusta Kurz
  • Ptychoraphis augusta (Kurz) Becc.

Rhopaloblaste augusta is a species of flowering plant in the Arecaceae family. It is found only on the Nicobar Islands in the Indian Ocean, part of India.[1][2][3] It is threatened by habitat loss.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  2. ^ Govaerts, R. & Dransfield, J. (2005). World Checklist of Palms: 1-223. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  3. ^ Henderson, A. (2009). Palms of Southern Asia: 1-197. Princeton University press, Princeton and Oxford.
  4. ^ Johnson, D. 1998. Rhopaloblaste augusta. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 20 July 2007.