✿Arecaceae · Rhapis
Lady Palm
Rhapis excelsa
Cluster Palmoutdoor
- Habit
- Cluster Palm
- Found in India
- Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Uttarakhand & more
- Flowering
- Throughout the year
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Rhapis excelsa
- Genus
- Rhapis
- Family
- Arecaceae
- Habit
- Cluster Palm
- Native to
- China and Japan
- Found in India
- Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Uttarakhand, Gujarat, Tamil Nadu, Bihar, Kerala, Maharashtra, Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal, Assam, Chhattisgarh
- Flowering & fruiting
- Throughout the year
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Leaf type
- Palmately compound (fan-shaped fronds)recorded
- Leaf margin
- ToothedrecordedA saw-like or jagged edge (serrate or dentate).“Leaf-ends are saw-toothed unlike most other palms, occurring on slender petioles ranging from 20 to 60 cm (0.8 to 2.4 inches) in length.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
Typical of the family
- Arrangement
- Alternate
Characters marked “recorded” are for Lady Palm itself; the rest are typical of the Arecaceae family.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower colour
- Yellowrecorded“This usually dioecious palm species produces a small inflorescence at the top of the plant with spirally-arranged, fleshy yellow flowers containing three petals fused at the base.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
Typical of the family
- Flower symmetry
- Actinomorphic (radially symmetrical)
- Inflorescence
- Panicle
- Fruit
- Drupe
Characters marked “recorded” are for Lady Palm itself; the rest are typical of the Arecaceae family — flowering plants only.
About Lady Palm
Lady Palm (Rhapis excelsa) is a species in the Arecaceae family. In India it has been recorded in Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Uttarakhand and 10 other states. It flowers and fruits through much of the year.
Botanical family
Arecaceae
Palm family
Lady Palm belongs to the Arecaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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