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{{Short description|Species of palm}}

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| color = lightgreen

| name = Broadleaf Ladylady Palmpalm

|image =Arya_-_Rhapis_excelsa_at_hotel_citradream_Cirebon_2019_0.jpg

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| image_caption = Rhapis excelsa at hotel Citradream Cirebon Lobby

| genus = ''[[Rhapis]]''

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| species = '''''R. excelsa'''''

| image = Rhapisexcelsa.JPG

|authority = ([[Carl Peter Thunberg|Thunb.]]) [[Augustine Henry|A.Henry]]

| image_caption = Rhapis excelsa

| regnum = [[Plant|Plantae]]

| divisio = [[Flowering plant|Magnoliophyta]]

| classis = [[Liliopsida]]

| ordo = [[Arecales]]

| familia = [[Arecaceae]]

| genus = ''[[Rhapis]]''

| species = '''''R. excelsa'''''

| binomial = ''Rhapis excelsa''

| binomial_authority = [[A.Henry]] ex [[Rehder]]

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'''''Rhapis excelsa''''', also known as '''Broadleafbroadleaf Ladylady Palmpalm''' or '''Bamboobamboo Palmpalm''',<ref name = RHSPF/> is a [[species]] of fan[[List palmof (Corypheae)Arecaceae nativegenera#Tribe toCorypheae|fan southern [[Chinapalm]] and(Arecaceae [[Taiwan]].subfamily Coryphoideae, Thesetribe plants are not foundTrachycarpeae) in the wild;genus all''[[Rhapis]].'' known plantsIt comeis fromnative cultivatedto groups insouthern China. Theyand werenorthern firstVietnam.<ref>{{Cite collectedweb by the [[Japan|Japanese]]title=Rhapis forexcelsa [[Tokugawa(Thunb.) shogunate]]A.Henry [[palaces]],{{!}} thenPlants [[Rhapis]]of popularitythe spreadWorld toOnline [[Europe]],{{!}} andKew laterScience to|url=http://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:669577-1 [[Americas|America]]access-date=2024-05-19 where|website=Plants itsof lowthe [[light]]World 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", an ironic name choice asthough ''R. excelsa'' is not the tallest in the genus.

==Description==

''R.Rhapis excelsa'' grows up to 4 m in height and 30 &nbsp;mm in diameter in multi-stemmed clumps with glossy, palmate [[leavesevergreen]] 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 [[petiolespetiole (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 [[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'' | access-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 | access-date = 26 September 2018}}</ref>

==Gallery==

<center><gallery>

Image:Rhapisexcelsainflorescence.JPG|Immature inflorescence

Image:Rhapisexcelsafoliage.JPG|''R. excelsa'' foliage

Image:Rhapisexcelsatrunks.JPG|Sheathed and exposed stems

Image:Rexcelsafruit.JPG|In fruit

</gallery></center>

Image:Excelsaleaf.JPG|Proximally tomentose abaxial midribs

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File:觀音棕竹 Rhapis excelsa 20221104191946 01.jpg|Stems clustered. Taken on a mountain road.

File:觀音棕竹 Rhapis excelsa 20221104191946 02.jpg|The middle segment(s) of the leaf is broader.

</gallery></center>

==External LinksReferences==

{{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

==External links ==

[http://www.floridata.com/ref/R/rhap_exc.cfm FLORIDATA Link]

*[https://floridata.com/plant/235]

*[http://www.pacsoa.org.au/palms/Rhapis/excelsa.html PACSAO.org]

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[http://www.pacsoa.org.au/palms/Rhapis/excelsa.html PACSAO.org]

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==Other Material==

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

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

[[Category:Palms]]

[[Category:Flora of China]]

[[Category:PalmsFlora of Vietnam]]

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