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Arecaceae

Nikau palm

Rhopalostylis sapida H.Wendl. & Drude

Family
Arecaceae
Genus
Rhopalostylis

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Nikau palm: Rhopalostylis sapida NIKAU. Palmengarten Frankfurt.
Photo: NasserHalaweh, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (13)
Chinese
尼卡棕, 美味棒花棕, 美味胡刷椰
Dutch
Nikau, Nikau-palm
English
Nikau palm, Feather duster palm, Nikau
French
Palmier Nikau
German
Nikau-Palme, Nikan-Palme, Nikanpalme, Nikaupalme
Hebrew
דקל ניקאו
Hungarian
Nikaupálma
Japanese
ニカウ
Macedonian
Никау
Māori
Nīkau, Nikau
Persian
نیکائو
Russian
Ропалостилис вкусный, Никау
Spanish
Eora sapida, Kentia sapida, Nikau

Synonyms

  • Areca banksii A.Cunn. ex Kunth

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.