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Rhapsis humilis
Slender Lady Palm
Origin: South-central and southeast China, Japan, and Java.
| Family |
| Arecaceae |
| Genus |
| Rhapsis |
| Species |
| humilis |
| Category |
| Tropicals, Woody |
| Type |
| Tree (evergreen), Shrub (evergreen) |
| USDA Hardiness Zone |
| 9 - 11 |
| Canadian Hardiness Zone |
| Requires cold season protection under glass. |
| RHS Hardiness Zone |
| H3 - H1c |
| Height |
| Nearly 6 m in nature. |
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Description and Growing Information
Flowering Period
| Landscape |
| Houseplant, or landscape specimen. |
| Cultivation |
| Requires partial shade to bright-diffused light and intermediate temperatures. If grown in too much sun, the leaves tend to turn yellow. |
| Shape |
| Fan shaped. |
| Growth |
| Slow |
| Habitat |
| Lowland dry forests on slopes; below 1000 m. |
| Bark/Stem Description |
| Clustered, rhizomatous, forming large, loose colonies, to 6 m tall, to 3 cm in diameter, covered with persistent, fibrous leaf sheaths. |
| Leaf Description |
| Fan-like leaves that are dark green. |
| Flower Description |
| Inflorescences borne amongst the leaves. |
| Fruit Description |
| An ovoid to 4.5 mm. |
| Notable Specimens |
| Harry P. Leu Gardens, Orlando, Florida, United States of America. |
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