'''''Rhapis excelsa''''', also known as '''broadleaf lady palm''' or '''bamboo palm''',<ref name = RSPFRHSPF/> is a [[species]] of [[List of Arecaceae genera#Tribe Corypheae|fan palm]] (Arecaceae subfamily Coryphoideae, tribe Corypheae) in the genus ''[[Rhapis]]'', probably native to southern [[China]] and [[Taiwan]]. It is not known in the wild; all known plants come from cultivated groups in China. They were first collected by the [[Japan]]ese for [[Tokugawa shogunate]] [[palace]]s, then popularity spread to [[Europe]], and later to [[Americas|America]] where its low [[light]] and humidity requirements make it a common feature in malls and offices. 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.
