Rhapis

taxobox
name = "Rhapis"

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image_caption = "Rhapis humilis"
regnum = Plantae
unranked_divisio = Angiosperms
unranked_classis = Monocots
unranked_ordo = Commelinids
ordo = Arecales
familia = Arecaceae
subfamilia = Coryphoideae
tribus = Corypheae
genus = "Rhapis"
genus_authority = L.f. ex Aiton
subdivision_ranks = Species
subdivision = See text|

"Rhapis" is a genus of about 10 species of small palms native to southeastern Asia from southern Japan and southern China south to Thailand. The species are commonly known as Lady Palms. They are fan palms (Corypheae tribe), with the leaves with a bare petiole terminating in a rounded fan of numerous leaflets. The plants have thin stems growing to 3-4 m tall, branching at the base, forming clumps and are dioecious, with male and female flowers produced on separate plants. "Rhapis" is closely related to the "Maxburretia" and "Guihaia" genera and with them form a taxa within Thrinacinae represented by carpel specialization.;Selected species
*"Rhapis excelsa"
*"Rhapis filiformis"
*"Rhapis gracilis"
*"Rhapis humilis"
*"Rhapis laosensis"
*"Rhapis multifada"
*"Rhapis laosensis"
*"Rhapis multifida"
*"Rhapis robusta"
*"Rhapis subtilis"

Cultivation and uses

Several species are cultivated as ornamental plants, of which Rhapis excelsa is the most common. R. excelsa and some other species are relatively cold tolerant and can be grown outdoors in subtropical or warm temperate climates.

External links

* [http://www.palms.org/principes/articles/rhapis.htm Rhapis palms]