Rhopaloblaste augusta

Rhopaloblaste augusta is a species of flowering plant in the family Arecaceae. It is found on the Nicobar Islands in the Indian Ocean, part of India.^[2][3][4] It is also found in Peninsular Malaysia & Singapore, the Moluccas, New Guinea & the Solomon Islands. In lowland rain forest. It is threatened by habitat loss.^[1]

Rhopaloblaste augusta
Conservation status
Vulnerable  (IUCN 2.3)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Clade:	Commelinids
Order:	Arecales
Family:	Arecaceae
Genus:	Rhopaloblaste
Species:	R. augusta
Binomial name
Rhopaloblaste augusta (Kurz) H.E.Moore
Synonyms[2]
Areca augusta Kurz Ptychoraphis augusta (Kurz) Becc.