Rhapis (rap is)

[NL. (Linnæus filius, 1789), so called in allusion to the wand-like stem; the remnants of leaths Theater which are minal roundish leaves, irregularly and radiately parted into linear, wedge-shaped, or elliptical segments with conspicuous transverse veins. The yellowish flowers are borne on a spadix which is shorter than the leaves and is sheathed along its axis with deciduous bracts, the whole at first inclosed within two or three membranous spathes. The slender stems of R. flabelliform is, the ground-ratan, are available for numerous uses (see ratan ), and the plant is one of the best for table decoration. R. humilis is a beautiful species, rare in collections.