Rhapidophyllum

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Read about Rhapidophyllum in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture
Rhapidophyllum (Greek, probably means Rhapis-leaved). Palmaceae. Blue Palmetto. Needle Palm. One species ranging from S. C. to Fla. It is a dwarf fan palm with erect or creeping trunk 2-3 ft. long, and long-stalked nearly round deeply and unequally cleft lvs. with about 15 segms.: spadices short-peduncled: spathes 2-5, entire, tubular, compressed, bifid, woolly: fls. minute, orange: fr. small, ovoid or obovate, woolly. The genus is closely allied to Chamaerops and is distinguished by having the albumen not ruminate and by the bracts at the base of the branches of the spadix being few or none. The plant is said to produce suckers freely, like Rhapis. Cult, as in Rhapis. The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.

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