Editing Rhapis multifida

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[[File:Rhapis_multifida.jpg|frame|Figure 1. ''R. multifida'' showing the lovely drooping leaflets.]]
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===Common Names:===
Finger Palm

===Distribution & Habitat:===
It grows in forests of south-central, and south-east China on rocky slopes, between 1000–1500 m.

===Description:===
''R. multifida'' is regarded as the most attractive of the Rhapis, being very similar to
''<a href="../wiki/Rhapis_excelsa" title="Rhapis excelsa">R. excelsa</a>'' except that it is usually more elegant in appearance.
It is slightly shorter, and has wider, paler green leaves with more and narrower leaflets that droop a little.
The crown is also less dense.
It grows to about 2.0 metres tall with
multiple stems to 10 mm in diameter.
Canes are covered in fine
light brown fibres that adhere closely to the trunks. Leaves
are dark green and fairly thick textures, moderate in size up
to 600 mm across, and divided into many narrow segments that
are joined near the base. The two outer and one central
leaflet segment being wider than the rest. Although twelve is
cited in the literature it has been stated that this palm can
have up to thirty six leaflets per leaf, but fifteen is the
most I have counted. Inflorescence is inter-foliar, enclosed
in tubular bracts, that are many branched.
The branch-lets are
covered in fine hairs. Fruits are rounded to oval, and are
about 9 mm long.

===Cultivation:===
It prefers a sheltered, wind free, shady position in constantly moist, well drained soil.
Frost tolerant.
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[[File:Rhapis_multifida02.JPG|frame|Figure 2. ''R. multifida'']]
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===Contributed by: ===
Heinz-Dieter Froehlingsdorf, (from '''Palms & Cycads''' No. 39, Apr-Jun 1993.)<br/>
Mike Gray (Figure 1&2)


===External Links:===
[https://powo.science.kew.org/results?q=Rhapis%20multifida Kew], 
[https://www.palmweb.org//?q=cdm_dataportal/taxon/79e2c35d-db2f-42db-9e7e-479c50594ca2 PalmWeb],
[https://e-monocot.org/taxon/urn:kew.org:wcs:taxon:177971 eMonocot],
[https://www.jstor.org/action/doBasicSearch?Query=Rhapis+multifida JSTOR],
[https://www.trebrown.com/plant_info.php?species=Rhapis+multifida Trebrown]
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[https://www.google.com/search?q=%22Rhapis+multifida%22&amp;num=10&amp;sa=Google+Search Google],
[https://images.google.com/images?q=%22Rhapis+multifida%22&amp;hl=en&amp;btnG=Google+Search GoogleImages],
[https://www.flickr.com/search/?q=Rhapis+multifida Flickr],
[https://www.google.com/search?q=%22Rhapis+multifida%22%20site:https://www.palmtalk.org/&amp;sa=Google+Search PalmTalk]
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