(L. Hastings. canes and usually has a lesser number of leaflets per leaf. This page was last modified 09:26, 17 February 2017 by. identified and cut with pruners. Rhapis excelsa Gyokuhu is a dwarf variety. Botanic Name: Rhapis humilis. Rhapis humilIs was given the name “Slender Lady Palm” as stem diameters of the two species are about the same. A.Henry - China: Fujian, Guangdong, Guizhou, Hainan, Yunnan; Vietnam; naturalized in Thailand; Japan: Ryukyu Islands; Rhapis gracilis Burret - China: Guangdong, Guangxi, Hainan; Vietnam; Rhapis humilis Blume - China: Guangxi, Guizhou; Vietnam; naturalized in Japan and Java; Rhapis micrantha Becc. Baker, M.M. Originally cultivated by the Japanese for use in shogunate palaces, Lady Palms are still one of the most elegant choices for an indoor specimen. Net to learn about this species, one will get confused with the information found.  Many people don’t know what the classic Three fruiting branches on a female Rhapis excelsa I noticed in Ybor City - Tampa, Fl. Rhapis humilis in World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. The specific epithet is from the Latin word meaning "tall" for its tall stems. This palm's stems are covered with red fibers and the leaves are finely textured and deeply divided. a bit more cold hardy than Rhapis excela.  It seems to like the cooler nights seen in Mediterranean climates compared to hot and sticky tropical weather.  This species does not like extreme heat but tolerates temperatures into the 90’s F.  Santa Ana conditions are hard on them and they prefer not to be in an overly hot greenhouse.  In terms of potting soil, a sand based soil with adequate organics and good draining soil should work fine.  Like other palms, the lowest leaves are the first to die and require removal by pruning.  Trimming of brown tipped leaflets ends is an acceptable way to make the plant more handsome if needed. Published online. Rhapis humilis is a tall, thin trunked fan palm with many thin leaflets.  Below I will compare it in many ways to the much more familiar and seen R. multifida only gets to a height of about ten feet, has thinner A palm variety Rhapis Excelsa was listed as one of the best plants for removing toxins in the air by NASA. Rhapis excelsa (Thunb.) Sometimes stems are thinned out as well by landscapers and nurserymen to also increase elegance and beauty of the palm." If you really want to obtain this tall Rhapis Plate 100, which has not been located, despite thorough searching through the copies of L’ Héritier’s Stirpes Novae in the libraries at Kew (K), the Linnean Society (LINN), the Natural History Museum, London (BM) and the New York Botanic Garden (NY). In the BM copy of Hortus Kewensis “[ined]” has been added next to the R. flabelliformis reference, and it could be that the author in Aiton was basing his statement on unpublished material that was later not included (Judith Magee, librarian, pers. 'variegata', Thailand. are more straight and stiff.  With maturity and time, clumps of Rhapis Photo by Forest & Kim Starr. Stems are heavily clothed in dark brown fibers and are about one-half inch in thickness. The Solander boxes at BM contain the detailed descriptions of all the species described in Aiton (W. T. Stearn pers. multifida is often incorrectly called and sold as “Rhapis humilis”. Makawao, Maui, Hawaii. The Rhapis is my choice for … Photo Locations: Huntington Botanical Gardens - San Marino, CA, Lotusland - Santa Barbara, CA and Los Angeles County Arboretum - Arcadia, CA. 'cv. Leaf sheath loosely sheathing the stem, usually with outer and inner fibers of similar thickness, producing a squared mesh, some young sheaths with flatter, coarser outer fibers and tomentum, ligule not remaining intact at maturity; petiole to 4 mm wide, margin often smooth, rarely minutely scabrid, often bearing brown papillae; blade with V-shaped or semi-circular outline, variable in size, often with a conspicuous palman, segments (1)4–13, folds 11–25, to 375 mm long, broad, relatively straightsided, narrowing slightly at base and apex, apices sometimes cucculate, usually truncate, with regular dentate secondary splitting, primary splits to within 2.5–61 mm of the blade base, sometimes with brown papillae at the base and along the ribs, sometimes scabrid along the adaxial ribs, thick in texture, adaxial and abaxial surfaces similar in colour, often with a yellow tinge, adaxial occasionally darker, transverse veinlets conspicuous. rhapis humilis: rhapis excelsa, la que tengo en el jardin , esta un poco acalorada , necesita mas sombra,haber si el año que viene le busco una sombrilla,pero es una planta dura aguanta muy bien las heladas. A. Henry, resulting in the name Rhapis flabelliformis being superfluous and the type specimen for it being Thunberg sheet number 24386 (U), the type of Rhapis excelsa. The Slender Lady Palm is not hard to grow but is slow growing.  Obtaining mature height could take well over a decade.  Leaves are palmately divided into broad, ribbed segments, appearing like … Lewis. It does not appear to be represented by a type specimen; however, the description and illustration match R. excelsa. The small seeds sprout via remote tubular germination with a slender, undivided eophyll. A short description is given for the name Rhapis flabelliformis L’Hérit ex Aiton in Aiton, Hort. Presently, as there are only males of Rhapis The Plant List 2013. 2003)/Palmweb. The fronds of a Lady Palm grow out of multiple sturdy stems that are covered in a hairy brown fiber. A Lady Palm or Rhapis Palm is an elegant durable plant that can adapt to almost all conditions. They lend a rich tropical look to the landscape. For best results water only when the first few centimetres of soil or potting mix are dry and then water thoroughly so that there are no dry areas around the plant roots. 1929 (K) and Kew, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew s.n. Rhapis humilis is a great species for interior planting if adequate ceiling height exists.  Because of its size, it is quite popular in central areas of shopping centers, in hotel lobbies and commercial entryways.  One can grow it in an average home but realize that taller canes would become a problem when they reach the ceiling.  I would recommend growing it near a bright window.  Usage of distilled or reverse osmosis water may lead to less brown tipping of the leaflets. Rhapis excelsa can be grown in full sun as long as soils are good and adequate water is available. Rhapis, as all can burn from too much or too strong of a fertilizer program. http://www.rhapisgardens.com/rhapis-palms/, Southeast Asia Program by Dr. Andrew J. Henderson, http://idtools.org/id/palms/palmid/factsheet.php?name=Rhapis+excelsa, https://www.palmpedia.net/wiki/index.php5?title=Rhapis_excelsa&oldid=156191, PALM SOCIETY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA (PSSC), CENTRAL FLORIDA PALM AND CYCAD SOCIETY (CFPCS). Rhapis excelsa, the commonly cultivated lady palm, growing in the wild in Vietnam. With a healthy plant and good culture, newly formed trunks from the base fill in central … Rhapis humilis usually has at least a dozen leaflets or more.  I’ve seen many plants with twenty or more leaflets.  These leaf segments are also narrower than While not recommended, the Rhapis Palm is capable of surviving fairly low temperatures. Photo by Forest & Kim Starr. It can tolerate drought to a moderate level. Quelques heures de lumière naturelle dans la journée lui suffiront. Inflorescence characters are more noticeably different. Lady palms can be effective accents in a shrub border or near an entryway. "Outdoors this is an excellent garden palm, and very easy to grow: just add water. New foliage emerges from a fibrous sheath which remains attached to the base. Rhapis humilis. Rhapis excelsa has very few pests or diseases to trouble it. R. excelsa: This popular Rhapis palm grows to about 6 feet tall and forms a dense bush-like clump of stems with upright leaves. Rhapis humilis canes do carry a large amount of fiber, but with age stems lose fibers and become cleaner and more attractive than excelsa.  Rhapis excelsa retain much more of the brown-black fibers.  It remains unclear why Female flowers to 3.6 × 3.2 mm; calyx to 2.3 mm; corolla with a receptacular-stalk to 1.1 mm; staminodes present. • Rhapis gracilis floreciendo (fotos) • Rhapis humilis (palmerita china): fotos del Jardín Botánico de Málaga • Rhapis humilis: foto Rhapis humilis is fairly cold hardy and able to take temperatures into the low twenties F. or even colder.  There are reports of it surviving 18 degrees F.  It is Kew 1(3): 473. Both average about an inch.  Perhaps it’s because there are often fewer canes with Beware of seed merchants who attempt to sell “Rhapis This tree reaches a mature height of 120 in., making it ideal for use screening off noise, animal and people or as a windbreak. Inflorescence, male and female similar in general appearance, branching to 2 or 3 orders; prophyll tubular, overlapping the base of the first rachis bract, relatively thin in texture, reddish brown, sometimes darker at the base, inner surface smooth, outer surface with tomentum often only at the distal end; rachis bracts 2 (–3), sometimes with a distal incomplete rachis bract, similar in appearance to prophyll; rachis overall length to 260 mm, 4–8 mm in diam., rachillae 7.5–110 mm long, 0.8–1.9 mm in diam., usually glabrous, pale brown, sometimes with small patches of caducous tomentum. ¿`thailand`? Of course, it is also a beautiful palm; in all, an excellent starter palm or houseplant for those with little experience." Harley & C.E. (L. Hastings. Grown in shadier conditions, these palms can get up to 8 feet tall or more, but tend to stay under 5 feet in full sun. A graceful small palm, also used as a house … The reason for this is it is such an easy plant to grow and maintain, with excellent cold tolerance (down to about 20 F), low-light tolerance, modest drought- and wind- tolerance, and amazing pest-resistance. To prevent the disease, buy only good quality plants and don't crowd plants too much so as to allow unimpeded air flow to reduce conditions ideal for the fungus. Removing Rhapis excelsa, Rhapis humilis, Rhapis multifida y Rhapis sapida. If not contained, an individual palm can spread out over time covering many yards in all directions. Contrast this to the jagged and blunt endings of Rhapis excelsa. Utility friendly tree. 2003)/Palmweb. nov., 2. The long history of cultivation probably accounts for the selection of many variants within the species including dwarfism and variegation. (floridata.com). Rhapis excelsa NC State University and N.C. A&T State University work in tandem, along with federal, state and local governments, to form a strategic partnership called N.C. The type specimen of R. excelsa is Thunberg’s Chamaerops excelsa which comprises two sheets in the Thunberg collection at Upsala, Sweden – collection number 24385, consisting of a leaf and partial inflorescence, and 24386, comprising a single leaf. Fruit sometimes with 3 carpels developing, often only one reaching maturity, to 8–10 × 8 mm, borne on a short receptacular-stalk to 2 mm, epicarp shiny translucent, minutely papillose, with conspicuous black lenticels. SAludos From China, this small palm is noted for its eye-catching deep green foliage and bamboo-like clumps. Botanical specimen on the grounds of the Villa Taranto (Verbania), Lake Maggiore, Italy. Moisture: Adaptable to most soils. The Rhapis Palm, botanical name Rhapis excelsa, also known as the 'Lady Palm' , make fantastic tropical accents whether used as an indoor houseplant/office plant or grown in a tropical garden setting. Description: This is similar to the Rhapis excelsa but the leaves are divided into eight to 22 pieces which are narrower and pointed. Rhapis humilis”.   Hopefully in the future there will be a definite and published work on The best protection and control is to use a systemic insecticide which can be absorbed into the plant system. One of us (Henderson) suggests that Rhapis humilis might prove to be just a cultivar of R. excelsa. The type is a mixed collection and thus lectotypification is necessary. This improves your chances for success. It grows well in shade in almost all type of soil. 2008. the very tall variety described here.  As mentioned above, some Asian growers claim there are indeed different “varieties of Fax: (619) 574-1595, Jungle Music Palm Trees, Cycads and Tropical Plants, Home | Contents | Palms Trees | Cycads | Directions, To be added to our mailing list click here. Rhapis humilis is a much taller plant.  It easily gets to sixteen feet.  I have personally seen plants well over twenty feet tall.  comm. Common Name: Slender Lady Palm Origin: China Height: 9’+ Light: Filtered Water: Keep soil moist. Another difference between these two (Not even Howea forsteriana. ) It can survive temperatures down to mid twenties without damage. Rhapis excelsa Zuikonishiki has yellow markings on each of the segments and is rarely any taller than 60cm (24 inch). Rhapis excelsa Koban is a popular cultivar with dark-green leaves. Leaf stalks to 18” long. Plant on three- to four-foot centers to create a mass effect. Send mail to phil.bergman@junglemusic.net only with inquiries about Jungle Music nursery stock. Conservatory Horticulturist at Longwood Gardens. With maturity and time, clumps of Rhapis humilis can expand to reach more than ten feet wide. The Rhapis excelsa, simply known by its genus as the Rhapis Palm, and is sometimes called the Lady Palm, grows fan-shaped leaves from multiple woody stems and can take significant vertical space without spreading too wide. Rhapis humilis are all male and Rhapis laoensis are all female. R. excelsa and at their distal end come to a noticeable point.  Contrast this to the jagged and blunt endings of Cold tolerance is 18 F to 20 F, but much colder freezes will often only kill the above ground parts, and the plants will grow back in the spring, as long as the soil doesn't freeze as well. Rhapis excelsa in a temperate house, China. (619) 291-4605 Try to get division with multiple canes, at least Rhapis excelsa differs from R. humilis in having outer leaf sheaths loosely sheathing the stem, ligule not remaining intact at maturity producing many detached fibers; blade varying from both semi-circular to V-shaped in outline, thicker in texture and a paler, more yellow-green in colour in dried specimens, often with fewer segments, segments straighter sided with … This slow growing palm has large, shiny, dark green fronds with blunt tips. in synonymy, which was published five years earlier and following modern nomenclatural rules the correct name for the taxon is therefore Rhapis excelsa (Thunb.) It includes a reference to a plate of the species: L’ Hérit., Stirp. This plant can be found at nearly every garden outlet center as well as most of the larger nurseries throughout the U.S., and perhaps around the world. One of the main Rhapis excelsa pests is scale. Take Freeway 5 to Encinitas, with inquiries about Jungle Music nursery stock. Some landscapers trim the bottom leaves anyway exposing the stems for a more elegant look. General Notes. clump can be separated. Rhapis humilis tend to droop downwards at their ends.  R. excelsa R. excelsa are more straight and stiff. But if, despite great care, root rot symptoms do develop, such as wilting, excessive browning of leaf tips and loss of vigour, firstly remove the plant from the soil it is in, wash roots bare of soil, inspect roots for fungus problems, remove black roots or reddish brown roots and replant into a raised bed of well drained soils. Rhapis excelsa is typically half this height or less, although tall clones are known to exist.  When younger, Male flowers globose when young, elongating when mature to 5.2 × 3.8 mm; calyx to 2.8 mm, lobes to 2 mm, usually with a regular margin; corolla sometimes narrowed into a short receptacular-stalk to 1 mm; filaments, shorter row to 2.2 mm, longer row to 2.5 mm, broad, to 0.4 mm, with adaxial keel, triangular in cross section; pistillode sometimes present. Solander’s description of R. flabelliformis (Pages 317–321, Solander boxes BM) was located and when translated from the Latin indicates that the specimen on which R. flabelliformis was based was collected from a plant growing in Dr. James Gordon’s garden at Mile End, London, in 1776. 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