Rhopalostylis sapida: Difference between revisions
m Robot: sorting stub (based on existing categorisation) |
GrahamBould (talk | contribs) mNo edit summary |
||
| Line 21: | Line 21: | ||
Nikau palms are a New Zealand icon and easily recognised by many New Zealanders, though are uncommon in planted gardens due to their slow growth rate and difficulty in transplanting. |
Nikau palms are a New Zealand icon and easily recognised by many New Zealanders, though are uncommon in planted gardens due to their slow growth rate and difficulty in transplanting. |
||
The nikau grows to about 10 metres tall, with leaves up to 2.5 metres in length. During the summer light pink flowers grow in bunches below the leaf base, where lots of small orange berries take their place, but they take almost a year to fully ripen. These serve as food for the [[Kereru]] |
The nikau grows to about 10 metres tall, with leaves up to 2.5 metres in length. During the summer light pink flowers grow in bunches below the leaf base, where lots of small orange berries take their place, but they take almost a year to fully ripen. These serve as food for the [[Kereru]], the native wood pigeon. |
||
==References and external links== |
==References and external links== |
||
Revision as of 14:16, 12 February 2007
| Nikau | |
|---|---|
| |
| Nikau Palm (Rhopalostylis sapida) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | |
| Division: | |
| Class: | |
| Order: | |
| Family: | |
| Genus: | |
| Species: | R. sapida
|
| Binomial name | |
| Rhopalostylis sapida | |
Nikau (Rhopalostylis sapida) is a palm tree endemic to New Zealand. The Nikau, New Zealand's only native palm, grows in temperate, lowland areas of New Zealand. It grows naturally as far south as the Chatham Islands, the Banks Peninsula, and Hokitika on the West Coast, making it the world's southernmost palm at 44°S latitude. The name 'Nikau' in Maori means 'Many leaves on the same stalk'.
Nikau palms are a New Zealand icon and easily recognised by many New Zealanders, though are uncommon in planted gardens due to their slow growth rate and difficulty in transplanting.
The nikau grows to about 10 metres tall, with leaves up to 2.5 metres in length. During the summer light pink flowers grow in bunches below the leaf base, where lots of small orange berries take their place, but they take almost a year to fully ripen. These serve as food for the Kereru, the native wood pigeon.
References and external links
 | This palm-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |