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Little Lady Palm
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Palms

Little Lady Palm

Rhapis excelsa (Thunb.) A.Henry

LC Least Concern

Names

EnglishLittle Lady Palm
Dutch—
SpanishPalmera bambú
Chinese棕竹
Sranan Tongopalmbon (general name for the group)
Scientific nameRhapis excelsa (Thunb.) A.Henry

About this species

Rhapis excelsa, also known as broadleaf lady palm or bamboo palm, is a species of fan palm (Arecaceae subfamily Coryphoideae, tribe Trachycarpeae) in the genus Rhapis. It is native to southern China and northern Vietnam. The genus name is Greek - rhapis, meaning "needle"; and the species name is Latin for "tall", though R. excelsa is not the tallest in the genus.

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Classification

KingdomPlantae
PhylumTracheophyta
ClassLiliopsida
OrderArecales
FamilyArecaceae
GenusRhapis

In Suriname

2Records in Suriname
1963First record

Where it has been recorded

  • Paramaribo2

Districts with at least one record that has coordinates. Shaded districts have records.

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