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Rhopalostylis sapida
Nikau Palm
Origin: Native to New Zealand.
| Family |
| Palmaceae |
| Genus |
| Rhopalostylis |
| Species |
| sapida |
| Category |
| Tropicals, Woody |
| Type |
| Tree (evergreen), Shrub (evergreen) |
| USDA Hardiness Zone |
| 9b - 11 |
| Canadian Hardiness Zone |
| Requires cold season protection under glass. |
| RHS Hardiness Zone |
| H1c - H3 |
| Temperature (°C) |
| -5 to 10 |
| Temperature (°F) |
| 23 - 50 |
| Height |
| 6 - 15 m |
| Spread |
| 4 m |
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Description and Growing Information
Flowering Period
| Cultivation |
| Full and partial-shade. Well-drained and moist soil. |
| Shape |
| Upright and spreading. |
| Habitat |
| Coastal to mixed low-land forest habitat on the mainland of New Zealand (prefers warmer areas of New Zealand). |
| Bark/Stem Description |
| The trunk is 15 mm, stout and covered in leaf scars. |
| Leaf Description |
| Erect leaves that are 3 m long. Multiple narrow leaflets that are 1 m long closely-spaced (sometimes overlapping) along central stem. |
| Flower Description |
| Multi-spiked flowers that the top of the trunk. |
| Colour Description |
| The leaves are green. The flowers are pink. The fruit is red. The trunk is covered in greyish-green leaf scars. |
| Propagation |
| Propagation by seed. |
| Ethnobotanical Uses (Disclaimer) |
| The seeds may be considered edible. Inner leaves and young flowers were eaten raw or cooked. Leaves were used to wrap food for cooking and old fibrous leaves were used for baskets, floor mats and waterproof thatch for buildings. |
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