Arecaceae
Rhapis

Rhapis subtilis Becc.

First published in Webbia 3: 227 (1910)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Indo-China, Sumatera. It is a shrub and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Cambodia, Laos, Sumatera, Thailand

Accepted Infraspecifics

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Barfod, A.S. & Dransfield, J. (2013). Flora of Thailand 11(3): 323-498. The Forest Herbarium, National Park, Wildlife and Plant Conservation Department, Bangkok.
  • Govaerts, R. & Dransfield, J. (2005). World Checklist of Palms: 1-223. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Henderson, A. (2009). Palms of Southern Asia: 1-197. Princeton university press, Princeton and Oxford.
  • Henderson, A. (2016). A revision of Rhapis (Arecaceae). Phytotaxa 258: 137-152.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Barfod, A.S. & Dransfield, J. (2013). Flora of Thailand 11(3): 323-498. The Forest Herbarium, National Park, Wildlife and Plant Conservation Department, Bangkok.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Apr 15, 1999 Sumawong, W. [s.n.] Thailand K:SPC-66789.000 No
Agranoff, D.; Fickling, W. [s.n.] Indonesia K000707093 No
Smith, G.; Sumawong, W. [GC145] Thailand K:SPC-53746.000 No
Smith, G. [GC93] Thailand K:SPC-53747.000 No
Kerr, A. [8148] Thailand K000707089 No
Smitinand, T. [8519] Thailand K000889691 No
Kerr, A. [15354] Thailand K000707084 No
Maessen, O. [s.n.] Indonesia K000707094 No
Watana Somawong [s.n.] Thailand K000889696 No
Whitmore, T.; Chaton; Chanlong [TCW3155] Thailand K000889688 No
Smith, G.; Sumawong, W. [GC110] Thailand K:SPC-53744.000 No
Charoenphol, Ch.; Larsen, K.; Warncke, E. [3663] Thailand K000707087 No
Parnell; Pendry, Jebb, Thirawat Boonthavikoon [95-498] Thailand K000707086 No
Whitmore, T.; Chatan; Chanlong [TCW3155A] Thailand K000889687 No
Dransfield, J.; Charal Bhoonab [JD5448] Thailand K000889695 No
Smith, G.; Sumawong, W. [GC 85] Thailand K:SPC-64108.000 No
Dransfield, J. [JD5447] K000889697 No
Leurs, W. [57] Malaysia K000889698 No
Kerr, A. [19291] Thailand K000707085 No
Smith, G.; Watana Sumawong [GC145] Thailand K000707088 No
Smith, G.; Sumawong, W. [GC85] Thailand K:SPC-53742.000 No
Barfod, A.; Ueachirakan, W.; Burholt, T., Barrow, S. [45205] Thailand K000707091 No
Smith, G.; Watana Sumawong [GC93] K000707092 No
Smith, G.; Watana Sumawong [GC85] Thailand K000707095 No

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.
    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Living Collection Database

    • Common Names from Kew's Living Collection Database

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0