Definition of Rhapis humilis

1. Noun. Chinese lady palm with more slender stems and finer sheath fibers than Rhapis excelsa.

Exact synonyms: Reed Rhapis, Slender Lady Palm
Generic synonyms: Lady Palm

Lexicographical Neighbors of Rhapis Humilis

Rhaetian
Rhaeto-Romance
Rhaeto-Romanic
Rhagoletis
Rhagoletis pomonella
Rhamadan
Rhamnaceae
Rhamnales
Rhamnus californicus
Rhamnus carolinianus
Rhamnus croceus
Rhamnus frangula
Rhamnus purshianus
Rhapis
Rhapis excelsa
Rhapis humilis (current term)
Rhea
Rhea Silvia
Rhea americana
Rhean
Rheidae
Rheiformes
Rheims
Rheims-Douay Bible
Rheims-Douay Version
Rheinberg filter
Rheinberg microscope
Rheinland
Rhemish
Rhenish

Literary usage of Rhapis humilis

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Home Floriculture: A Familiar Guide to the Treatment of Flowering and Other by Eben Eugene Rexford (1903)
"... form bushy and compact specimens without having to be made up. Fig 34^ shows a good specimen of R. humilis or Rattan Palm. Ttr. 34 1-2—Rhapis humilis ..."

2. Biennial Report by California Dept. of Agriculture, California State Commission of Horticulture (1888)
"... and A. sapida, Rhapis humilis, Cycas revoluta, Caryota uren, Kentia baueri, and K. sapida, and our Pacific species Washingtonia filifera, ..."

3. The MAGAZINE of Horticulture, Botany, and All Useful Discoveries and (1868)
"Rhapis humilis.—Rather scarce; the same remarks apply as to the foregoing. Corypha australis.—A fine palm when once it has got into growth; it does well in ..."

4. The American Journal of Horticulture and Florist's Companion (1869)
"Rhapis humilis. — Rather scarce. The same remarks apply as to the foregoing. Corypha Australis. — A fine palm when once it has got into growth. ..."

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