CHR 532798 – Rhopalostylis sapida H.Wendl. & Drude
Data provider:
Allan Herbarium
Barcode:
CHR 532798
Specimen type:
Sheet
Database record added:
05 May 2021
Database record updated:
24 February 2023
Components
Primary component
Active identification
Determined name:
Rhopalostylis aff. sapida
Determiner:
B.P.J. Molloy
Identification date:
2000-03-06 (Verbatim: 6 Mar 2000)
Preferred name:
Rhopalostylis sapida H.Wendl. & Drude
Division:
Magnoliophyta
Class:
Liliopsida
Order:
Arecales
Family:
Palmae
Identification type:
Determination
Collection events
Primary collection event
Collection event type:
Field
Standard locality
Location:
Chatham Island, Nikau Bush Conservation Area
Verbatim locality:
Chatham Island, Nikau Bush Conservation Area
Verbatim collector:
B.P.J. Molloy
Standardised collector:
Brian P. J. Molloy
Verbatim date:
3 Mar 2000
Start date:
2000-03-03
Country:
New Zealand
Land District:
Wellington Land District
Native lands:
Moriori
Moriori
Ngati Mutunga o Wharekauri
Georeferences:
New Zealand Map Series 260:
CH1 440 764 (WGS84 -43.761899 -176.573908)
Habitat:
Margins of light bush on well drained soils; along with abundant kopi, hoho, mahoe, karamu, matipo, kawakawa, supplejack, perching and ground ferns and adventive grasses.
Notes:
Many nikaus present; all erect, up to c. 13 m tall, with diameters from 16 to 23.5 dbh. Seedlings abundant under adult trees, and saplings up to 3 - 4 m tall. Most trees support young inflorescences, ripe fruit, or older inflorescences. Several trees support all three.
Seedling
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