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Kōrero: Conifer–broadleaf forests

Nīkau grove

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Nīkau grove

Nīkau (Rhopalostylis sapida), mainland New Zealand’s only native palm, grows as a subcanopy tree in conifer–broadleaf forest. It is found on the North Island’s coast and lowlands, and in coastal areas in the upper half of the South Island.

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Department of Conservation

Reference: 10052195

by Terry C. Greene

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John Dawson, Conifer–broadleaf forests – Forests of northern New Zealand, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/photograph/11660/nikau-grove (accessed 24 June 2026).

He kōrero nā John Dawson, i tāngia i te 1 March 2009.