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An ornamental jang jihn

code plants: 7-56000-002-0020

Native Name: A n ornamental jang jihn

scientific name: rhapis excelsa (thunb.) henry

Common Name: The Lady Palm

name of the house: ARECACEAE

the appearance of vision: The palm trees.
Features of the plant: R. excelsa grows up to 4 m in

height and 30 mm in diameter in multi-stemmed
clumps with glossy, palmate leaves divided into
broad, ribbed segments. Leaf segments are single or

few in young plants and increase to a dozen or more
in mature plants; segments are divided to the

petiole. Leaf-ends are saw-toothed unlike most other
palms, occurring on slender petioles ranging from 20
to 60 cm in length.

Trivia: It is not known in the wild; all known plants

come from cultivated groups in China. They were
first collected by the Japanese for Tokugawa
shogunate palaces, then popularity spread to

Europe, and later to America where its low light and
humidity requirements make it a common feature in

malls and offices.