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the web of life in southern Africa

Genus: Rhapis

Life > eukaryotes > Archaeoplastida > Chloroplastida > Charophyta > Streptophytina > Plantae (land plants) > Tracheophyta (vascular plants) > Euphyllophyta > Lignophyta (woody plants) > Spermatophyta (seed plants) > Angiospermae (flowering plants) > Monocotyledons > Order: Arecales > Family: Arecaceae

Three species cultivated.

Species cultivated in southern Africa

List from Glen (2002).

Rhapis excelsa (Japanese peace palm)

Native to southern China.

 

Rhapis humilis

Native to southern China.

 

Rhapis subtilis

Native to Laos.