Arecaceae

Dwarf bamboo palm

Rhapis humilis Blume

Family: Arecaceae
Genus: Rhapis

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Common names

By language (7)

Arabic: رابسة قصيرة
arz: رابسه قصيره
Cantonese: 金山棕
Chinese: 矮棕竹, 棕榈竹, 樱榈竹, 竹棕, 多裂棕竹
English: Dwarf bamboo palm, Dwarf lady palm, Miniature fan palm, Reed rhapis, Finger palm, Guangxi fan palm, Jade Empress palm
Japanese: シュロチク
Polish: Rapis niski

Synonyms

Chamaerops excelsa var. humilior Thunb.
Chamaerops sirotsik H.Wendl.
Licuala waraguh Blume
Licuala wixu Blume
Rhapis multifida Burret
Rhapis sirotsik H.Wendl.

Photos

Photo: KENPEI, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: KENPEI, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Daderot, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: RuB, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: RuB, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.