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'''''Rhapis excelsa''''', also known as '''broadleaf lady palm''' or '''bamboo palm''',<ref name = RHSPF/> is a [[species]] of [[List of Arecaceae genera#Tribe Corypheae|fan palm]] (Arecaceae subfamily Coryphoideae, tribe Trachycarpeae) in the genus ''[[Rhapis]].'', probably It is native to southern China and Taiwannorthern Vietnam.<ref>{{Cite Itweb is|title=Rhapis notexcelsa known(Thunb.) inA.Henry the{{!}} wild;Plants allof knownthe plantsWorld comeOnline from{{!}} cultivatedKew groupsScience in China|url=http://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:669577-1 They|access-date=2024-05-19 were|website=Plants first collected byof the JapaneseWorld for [[Tokugawa shogunate]] palaces, then popularity spread to Europe, and later to America where its low light and humidity requirements make it a common feature in malls and offices.Online |language=en}}</ref> The genus name is [[Ancient Greek|Greek]] - ''rhapis'', meaning "needle"; and the species name is [[Latin]] for "tall", though ''R. excelsa'' is not the tallest in the genus.

==Description==

''Rhapis excelsa'' grows up to 4 m in height and 30&nbsp;mm in diameter in multi-stemmed clumps with glossy, palmate [[evergreen]] leaves divided into broad, ribbed segments. Leaf segments are single or few in young plants and increase to a dozen or more in mature plants; segments are divided to the petiole. Leaf-ends are saw-toothed unlike most other palms, occurring on slender [[petiole (botany)|petiole]]s ranging from 20 to 60&nbsp;cm in length. New foliage emerges from a fibrous sheath which remains attached to the base. As the plants age, the sheaths fall, revealing the [[bamboo]]-like trunks. This usually [[dioecious]] palm species produces a small [[inflorescence]] at the top of the plant with spirally-arranged, fleshy yellow flowers containing three petals fused at the base. Ripe fruit are fleshy and white, though ''R. excelsa'' more readily propagates via underground [[rhizome]] offshoots.

In the UK this plant has gained the [[Royal Horticultural Society]]’s's [[Award of Garden Merit]].<ref name = RHSPF>{{cite web

| url = https://www.rhs.org.uk/Plants/14466/i-Rhapis-excelsa-i/Details

| title = RHS Plantfinder - ''Rhapis excelsa'' | accessdateaccess-date = 26 September 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.rhs.org.uk/plants/pdfs/agm-lists/agm-ornamentals.pdf | title = AGM Plants - Ornamental | date = July 2017 | page = 84

| publisher = Royal Horticultural Society | accessdateaccess-date = 26 September 2018}}</ref>

==Gallery==

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==References==

{{Reflist}}

*Moore, H. E., Jr. (1963). An annotated checklist of cultivated palms. ''Principes'' 7: 162, 180.S

*Zhong Guo & Hua Jing. (1993). China Floral Encyclopaedia

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[[Category:Rhapis|excelsa]]

[[Category:Flora of China]]

[[Category:Flora of Vietnam]]