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Chatham Island nīkau seeds

Looking up at a Chatham Island nīkau (Rhopalostylis aff. sapida)

The Chatham Island nīkau (Rhopalostylis aff. sapida) has seeds 175.83 mm2 – more than twice the size of the mainland Nīkau (Rhopalostylis sapida) seeds at 80.79 mm2.

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