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Rhapis is a genus
Genus

A genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the classification of living and fossil organisms. The taxonomic ranks are domain , kingdom , phylum, class , order , family , genus, and species....
 of about 10 species of small palms
Arecaceae

Palm or Palmae or Panamea , the palm family, is a family of flowering plants belonging to the Monocotyledon order, Arecales. There are roughly 202 currently known Genus with around 2600 species, most of which are restricted to tropics, subtropics, and warm temperate climates....
 native to southeastern Asia
Asia

Asia is the world's largest and most populous continent. It covers 8.6% of the Earth's total surface area and, with over 4 billion people, it contains more than 60% of the world's current human population....
 from southern Japan
Japan

Japan is an island country in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, People's Republic of China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south....
 and southern China
China

China is a Culture of China, an ancient civilization, and, depending on perspective, a national or multinational entity extending over a large area in East Asia....
 south to Thailand
Thailand

The Kingdom of Thailand is an independent country that lies in the heart of Southeast Asia. It is bordered to the north by Laos and Myanmar, to the east by Laos and Cambodia, to the south by the Gulf of Thailand and Malaysia, and to the west by the Andaman Sea and Myanmar....
. The species are commonly known as Lady Palms. They are fan palms
List of Arecaceae genera

This is a list of all the genus in the botanical family Arecaceae, the palm tree family, arranged by tribe within the family.File:Starr_011205-0026_Archontophoenix_alexandrae.jpg...
 (Corypheae tribe), with the leaves
Leaf

In botany, a leaf is an above-ground plant Organ specialized for photosynthesis. For this purpose, a leaf is typically flat and thin, to expose the cells containing chloroplast to light over a broad area, and to allow light to penetrate fully into the tissues....
 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
Dioecious

Dioecious - from Greek language for "two households" - refers to species of seed-bearing plants having separate male and female plants. That is, no individual plant of the species produces both microspores and megaspores; individual plants are either male or female ....
, with male and female flowers produced on separate plants. Rhapis is closely related to the Maxburretia
Maxburretia

Maxburretia is a genus of three rare species of Arecaceae found in southern Thailand and Malaysia. The genus is named in honor of Max Burret....
  and Guihaia
Guihaia

Guihaia is a genus of two species of Arecaceae found in China and Vietnam....
 genera and with them form a taxa within Thrinacinae represented by carpel specialization. Selected species

Cultivation and uses
Several species are cultivated as ornamental plants, of which Rhapis excelsa is the most common.






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Rhapis is a genus
Genus

A genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the classification of living and fossil organisms. The taxonomic ranks are domain , kingdom , phylum, class , order , family , genus, and species....
 of about 10 species of small palms
Arecaceae

Palm or Palmae or Panamea , the palm family, is a family of flowering plants belonging to the Monocotyledon order, Arecales. There are roughly 202 currently known Genus with around 2600 species, most of which are restricted to tropics, subtropics, and warm temperate climates....
 native to southeastern Asia
Asia

Asia is the world's largest and most populous continent. It covers 8.6% of the Earth's total surface area and, with over 4 billion people, it contains more than 60% of the world's current human population....
 from southern Japan
Japan

Japan is an island country in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, People's Republic of China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south....
 and southern China
China

China is a Culture of China, an ancient civilization, and, depending on perspective, a national or multinational entity extending over a large area in East Asia....
 south to Thailand
Thailand

The Kingdom of Thailand is an independent country that lies in the heart of Southeast Asia. It is bordered to the north by Laos and Myanmar, to the east by Laos and Cambodia, to the south by the Gulf of Thailand and Malaysia, and to the west by the Andaman Sea and Myanmar....
. The species are commonly known as Lady Palms. They are fan palms
List of Arecaceae genera

This is a list of all the genus in the botanical family Arecaceae, the palm tree family, arranged by tribe within the family.File:Starr_011205-0026_Archontophoenix_alexandrae.jpg...
 (Corypheae tribe), with the leaves
Leaf

In botany, a leaf is an above-ground plant Organ specialized for photosynthesis. For this purpose, a leaf is typically flat and thin, to expose the cells containing chloroplast to light over a broad area, and to allow light to penetrate fully into the tissues....
 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
Dioecious

Dioecious - from Greek language for "two households" - refers to species of seed-bearing plants having separate male and female plants. That is, no individual plant of the species produces both microspores and megaspores; individual plants are either male or female ....
, with male and female flowers produced on separate plants. Rhapis is closely related to the Maxburretia
Maxburretia

Maxburretia is a genus of three rare species of Arecaceae found in southern Thailand and Malaysia. The genus is named in honor of Max Burret....
  and Guihaia
Guihaia

Guihaia is a genus of two species of Arecaceae found in China and Vietnam....
 genera and with them form a taxa within Thrinacinae represented by carpel specialization. Selected species
  • Rhapis excelsa
    Rhapis excelsa

    Rhapis excelsa also known as Broadleaf Lady Palm or Bamboo Palm is a species of List of Arecaceae genera#Tribe Corypheae in the genus Rhapis, probably native to southern China and Taiwan....
  • Rhapis filiformis
  • Rhapis gracilis
    Rhapis gracilis

    Rhapis gracilis, or Slender Bamboo Palm, is a multi-stemmed palm tree native to southern China. It produces round fruit which are usually aroung 8 mm in diameter....
  • 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.

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