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Trachycarpus excelsus (Thunb.) H.Wendl.
Bull. Soc. Bot. France 8: 429. 1862 [1861 publ. 1862]
Family: ARECACEAE

Accepted Scientific Name: Rhapis excelsa (Thunb.) A.Henry
J. Arnold Arbor. 11(3): 153. 1930 [1 Jul 1930]

Trachycarpus excelsus (Rhapis excelsa) Photo by: Forest Starr & Kim Starr
Habit at Kihei, Maui, Hawaii (USA). September 10, 2003.

Synonyms:

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Accepted name in llifle Database:
Rhapis excelsa (Thunb.) A.Henry
J. Arnold Arbor. 11(3): 153. 1930 [1 Jul 1930]
Synonymy: 13
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Common Names include:
ENGLISH: Large Lady Palm, Ground Rattan Cane, Broadleaf Lady Palm, Slender lady palm, Bamboo palm, Broad-leaved slender lady palm, Fern rhapis, Ground Rattan Palm, Miniature fan palm
CHINESE (中文): 棕竹, Zong zhu, Tsung-chu, Tsung
DANISH (Dansk): Hørpalme
DUTCH (Nederlands): Chinese windmolenpalm
FRENCH (Français): Palmier chinois, Palmier bambou, Rhapis à feuilles larges, Rhapis en éventail, Palmier éventail
GERMAN (Deutsch): Rhapispalme, Steckenpalme
ITALIAN (Italiano): Palma ventaglio
KOREAN (한국어): Gwan eum jook (Gwan eum juk), 관음죽
PERSIAN (فارسی): نخل راپیس
PORTUGUESE (Português): Jupati (Brasil), Palmeira-ráfis, Palmeira-dama
SPANISH (Español): Palmera bambú
THAI (ภาษาไทย): จั๋งญี่ปุ่น
UPPER SORBIAN (Hornjoserbsce): Wysoka palmka



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Habit at Makawao, Maui, Hawaii (USA). December 31, 2006. (Rhapis excelsa) Photo by: Forest Starr & Kim Starr
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Fronds at Makawao, Maui, Hawaii (USA). April 18, 2008. (Rhapis excelsa) Photo by: Forest Starr & Kim Starr

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Stem at Makawao, Maui, Hawaii (USA). April 18, 2008. (Rhapis excelsa) Photo by: Forest Starr & Kim Starr
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Stems at Kahului Airport, Maui (USA). September 22, 2006. (Rhapis excelsa) Photo by: Forest Starr & Kim Starr

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Flower and fruit at Makawao, Maui. December 31, 2006. (Rhapis excelsa) Photo by: Forest Starr & Kim Starr
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Fruit at Makawao, Maui, Hawaii (USA). April 18, 2008. (Rhapis excelsa) Photo by: Forest Starr & Kim Starr

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Leaves at Makawao, Maui, Hawaii (USA). December 31, 2006. (Rhapis excelsa) Photo by: Forest Starr & Kim Starr
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